[Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz] Sharif said [president Musharraf] must be held accountable for abrogating the constitution and the 1999 coup, when then army chief Musharraf ousted Sharif.Sharif was allowed back from exile late last year as staunch U.S. ally Musharraf's power was ebbing following a clash with the judiciary. The two-time prime minister's party came second in a February election.
"We asked you to quit with honor after the election but you didn't," Sharif said in a speech to up to 15,000 protesters outside parliament, referring to Musharraf.
"Now people have given a new judgment for you ... they want you to be held accountable," he said, as the crowd shouted "hang Musharraf."
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