ISLAMABAD
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday exempted former president Pervez Musharraf from appearing in court for the hearing of the judges’ detention case.
ATC Judge Attiqur Rehman took up for hearing the former president’s application.
During the hearing, the former president’s counsel Ilyas Siddiqui requested the court to grant his client exemption from appearing in the court, which was accepted.
The court inquired about Musharraf’s medical report. Siddiqui said that the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) was not providing them with the medical reports of the former president and added that the court may seek it on its own.
The judge said the court would not issue such an order. “You should present the medical report on next hearing,” he remarked.
Meanwhile, public prosecutor Nadeem Tabish said neither Musharraf nor his guarantors were appearing in the court. He requested the court to decide the matter on merit during the next hearing.
The case is based on an FIR against the former president registered in August 11, 2009 on the complaint of Aslam Ghumman. He had asked the police to initiate legal proceedings against Musharraf for detaining over 60 judges, including former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, after proclamation of emergency on November 3, 2007.
The court adjourned the hearing until March 7.