Summary The lawyer said Musharraf cannot appear in district court due to security reasons.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Anti-Terrorism Court in Islamabad today (Friday) accepted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s plea seeking exemption from court appearance in Judges detention case.
Musharraf’s lawyer Ilyas Siddiqui told the court that his client’s appearance in district court is risky, therefore, he should be exempted from appearance in the case.
Meanwhile, the police and Chief Commissioner submitted a security report in the court.
The case hearing has been adjourned till December 20.
The case over the detention of the judges is based on an FIR filed against Musharraf in August 2009. The FIR itself is based on a complaint by a lawyer named Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam Ghumman.
Ghumman had asked police to initiate proceedings against Musharraf for detaining over 60 judges, including Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, after imposing emergency on November 3, 2007. The case is one of three against Musharraf in courts within Pakistan.
