Summary The special court heard the treason case against Musharraf on Friday.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The medical board has presented the report over Musharraf’s health before the special court hearing treason allegations against the former president.
According to the medical board report, Musharraf showed his reluctance in undergoing angiography in Pakistan. The doctors stated that it was crucial to take immediate decision over his angiography, adding that the retired general wanted to undergo treatment abroad.
A three-member bench headed by Justice Faisal Arab heard the case pertaining to the treason allegations leveled against Pervez Musharraf on Friday.
Musharraf has been skipping court hearings citing security and health issues and the special court on January 16 ordered the formation of a medical board to review his health condition.
The sealed report of the medical board was submitted to the court today.
Musharraf was accused of treason under Article 6 for suspending, subverting and abrogating the Constitution, imposing an emergency in the country in November 2007 and detaining judges of the superior courts. The 70-year-old had fallen ill and taken to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi on January 2 as he was being transported under heavy guard to the court.
Lawyers representing the former military ruler have been requesting for Musharraf’s treatment abroad and the special court will decide – with the help of the medical report – if he should be allowed to leave the country or not.
