Musharraf's farmhouse declared sub-jail
Former president Pervez Musharraf appeared before anti-terrorism court on Saturday.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday extended former military ruler Pervez Musharraf judicial remand to prison for two weeks for sacking judges during his rule while his farmhouse has been declared as sub jail on police request.
The ex-dictator will soon be shifted to Chak Shahzad from police headquarters while he will now be presented before ATC on May 4 after a judicial remand of 14 days.
The former president was produced before the anti-terrorism court amid tight security. ATC judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi heard the case at the ATC which was established on Friday.
The former military ruler was given a bulletproof vest and breakfast by his three guards and counsel who visited him at the police headquarters in the morning.
Rejecting the allegations, Musharraf earlier said that he had never put any judge under house arrest, adding that he respects the courts.
The police have recorded the initial statement of Pervez Musharraf that will now be made part of the proceeding.
Pervez Musharraf was shifted to the police headquarters in Islamabad from his farmhouse residence at Chak Shahzad on Friday, hours after the former military ruler surrendered himself to the authorities in the judges’ detention case.
The judge issued an order for a two-day-long transit remand of Musharraf. The order also added clause 780-A pertaining to terrorism in the list of charges against the former army strongman.
