ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday rejected bail application of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in judges’ detention case and ordered his arrest, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported.
Musharraf, however, escaped from the premises of the IHC 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.
Musharraf was present at the IHC for the hearing and a large contingent of police and Rangers personnel was stationed at the court’s premises for security purposes.
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.
Today’s hearing is likely to feature arguments on the maintainability of Musharraf’s bail application since according to IHC Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui the appropriate forum for seeking pre-arrest bail was the sessions court.
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.
DND
