Summary Ex president Pervez Musharraf moved a writ for exemption from attendance in a court in Benazir case.
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News): An application was filed on behalf of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Friday for exemption from attendance in a court pertaining to the Benazir Bhutto murder case.
The plea was filed in Rawalpindi’s Anti-terrorism court (ATC). In the application, Musharraf requested the court to allow him exemption from attending the hearing due to security concerns.
The Benazir Bhutto murder case’s hearing was adjourned until May 14.
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a gun-and-bomb attack outside Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh on December 27, 2007 while Musharraf was president. She was killed after addressing an election campaign rally in the city.
The ATC had indicted Musharraf in the case in February 2011, and in August the same year he was declared a proclaimed offender and his property was attached because of his absence.
Musharraf returned to Pakistan last month after nearly four years of self-imposed exile to contest the May 11 general election.
Election officials had barred Musharraf from running for the National Assembly earlier, effectively derailing his attempts to regain a place in politics by standing at the polls.
Although Musharraf’s legal battles have provided an electrifying sideshow in the election race, he commands scant popular support and the outcome of the drama is unlikely to have much impact on the final results.
