By appointing a special tribunal to try Musharraf, the Sharif government is sending a strong signal to the military – particularly its senior commanders – that they are not above the law. This message is especially important now, given doubts about the government’s resolve stemming from its decision last June to drop high-treason charges against Musharraf for leading, while serving as Chief of Army Staff, the 1999 coup against the elected government, headed by Sharif himself.
沙里夫政府通过任命特别法庭处理穆沙拉夫案向军方（特别是军方高级军官）释放了强烈的信号——他们不能凌驾于法律之上。这一信号在当下尤其重要，因为政府在去年6月决定撤销对穆沙拉夫1999年出任陆军首长期间亲自领导针对当选政府的政变的叛国罪指控，这引起了人们对政府决心的怀疑。