Pakistani Court Orders Musharraf Arrest On 18 April 2013!

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A court in Pakistan on Thursday ordered arrest warrant of former President Pervez Musharraf for detaining senior judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007, local media reported.

The Islamabad High Court canceled his interim bail in the case and ordered his arrest. However, Musharraf fled the court with his security guards.

A case had been filed against Musharraf for placing dozens of top judges under house arrest when he imposed emergency rule and suspended the constitution in November 2007. The judges had refused to take oath under his Provincial Constitutional Order.

A lower court had previously issued arrest warrant for Musharraf as he failed to appear before the court despite several orders.

Musharraf had then got a temporary bail and the Islamabad High Court extended the bail until April 18.

The Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Shaukat Aziz Siddiqi canceled his bail when he appeared before the court on Thursday.

Musharraf was brought to the court in a bullet-proof jeep under tight security. Dozens of paramilitary soldiers and police were deployed to avoid clash between supporters and opponents of Musharraf

Musharraf is facing other legal cases, including treason charges for imposing emergency rule, the 2007 assassination of former Premier Benazir Bhutto and the killing of a Baloch leader, Nawab Akbar Bugti in 2006.

Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999 and resigned in August 2008 to avoid impeachment by the parliament, denied all charges and vowed to defend himself in courts.

He returned to Pakistan last month after over four years of self-imposed exile in Britain and the UAE to lead his All Pakistan Muslim League in the May 11 parliamentary elections.
 

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ISLAMABAD: General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Thursday escaped from the premises of the Islamabad High Court after the cancellation of his bail application by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui in the judges detention case.
Immediately after the bail cancellation, police tried to reach the former military ruler but he was escorted by his personal security, fleeing in his bullet-proof black four-wheeler.
“Islamabad High Court has cancelled Musharraf’s bail and ordered his arrest in the judges’ detention case today,” Mohammad Amjad, secretary-general of Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League party, told Reuters.
According to police, after departing from the IHC’s premises, Musharraf had reached his farmhouse in Chak Shahzad on the outskirts of Islamabad and police was expected to carry out his arrest.
Moreover, lawyers in the capital chanted slogans and cheered the court’s directive of bail cancellation whereas the decision was seen as a welcome development by political leaders who have called upon the retired general to surrender to authorities.
Earlier last week, the former military ruler was granted a six-day interim bail after he surrendered before the court in the judges’ detention case in which he had been declared a proclaimed offender.
Human Rights Watch on Musharraf’s escape
This act of the former military ruler “underscores his disregard for due legal process and indicates his assumption that as a former army chief and military dictator he can evade accountability for abuses”, Ali Dayan Hasan, Pakistan director at Human Rights Watch said in a statement.
“It is essential that Pakistan’s military authorities which are protecting the former dictator comply with the Islamabad High Court’s orders and ensure that he presents himself for arrest,” the statement added.
It further said that “continued military protection for General Musharraf will make a mockery of claims that Pakistan’s armed forces support the rule of law and bring the military further disrepute that it can ill afford.”
Human Rights Watch reiterated its call that Musharraf be held accountable for abuses and reaffirmed that a fair trial for the former military ruler is key to ending impunity for abuses by Pakistan’s security forces.
Judges’ detention case
The case is based on an FIR against the retired general registered in August 11, 2009 on the complaint of Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam Ghumman advocate.
He had asked the police to initiate legal proceedings against Musharraf for detaining over 60 judges, including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, after proclamation of a state of emergency in the country on November 3, 2007.
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 this week, 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.
 
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Pakistani courts are corrupts. The same man has ruled on Pakistan, No one in court system has raised voice against him and now when he is in power... Pakistani courts are speaking..
 
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is hisab se to sab se pehle former prime minister aur zardari sahab k arrest warrants jaari hone chahiey thay {(popcorn)}
Arrest warrants Jari hOnay se kia hOna hay mera bas chalay tu abhe sab ko Line main khara ker k Phansi day don..! {(nix)}
 
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Arrest warrants Jari hOnay se kia hOna hay mera bas chalay tu abhe sab ko Line main khara ker k Phansi day don..! {(nix)}
ahaann,,,,aa jayain phir sabko ikatha krte hain :p
aise kuch nae banna inka![DOUBLEPOST=1366333521][/DOUBLEPOST]
Arrest warrants Jari hOnay se kia hOna hay mera bas chalay tu abhe sab ko Line main khara ker k Phansi day don..! {(nix)}
ahaann,,,,aa jayain phir sabko ikatha krte hain :p
aise kuch nae banna inka!
 
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