Summary Last year, Musharraf was indicted over detention of dozens of judges during the 2007 emergency rule.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Investigation officer in the judges’ detention case against former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf, has been changed for the 8th time due to which trial could be affected, Dunya News reported on Friday.
Inpsector Nusrat has replaced Inspector Ghulam Mustafa as new investigation officer in the case.
Meanwhile, the case proceeding has been adjourned till January 23 due to absence of ATC Judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi.
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.
