Summary Special Court has ordered Pervez Musharraf to appear before it today (Thursday) at every cost.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - A special court in Pakistan, hearing a high treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday warned that it could issue a warrant for his arrest if he failed to appear on Thursday.
Musharraf failed on Wednesday for the second time in 10 days to appear before the three-member bench and the court adjourned the proceedings for a day, Xinhua reported.
The government had initiated treason charges against the former military president for suspending, subverting and abrogating the Constitution, imposing an emergency in the country in November 2007 and detaining judges of the superior courts. Legal experts say the charges carry death penalty or life imprisonment.
The court had summoned Musharraf to formally frame charges of high treason against him, but his defence lawyers told the court that the former president could not appear because of threats to his life.
The Islamabad police chief told the court that tight security arrangements have been made for the former president and that nearly 1,000 security personnel have been deployed on the route from Musharraf’s house to the court.
He also said a bullet-proof vehicle had been provided for Musharraf, but said the Islamabad police did not have bomb-proof vehicles.
