Judges detention case: Prosecutor a no-show at the hearing
Prosecutor says his mother has been hospitalised due to which he cannot pursue the case.
Prosecutor says his mother has been hospitalised due to which he cannot pursue the case. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The hearing of judges’ detention case against General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday was adjourned without progress as the prosecutor refused to appear citing personal reasons.
The investigation officer (IO) informed ATC Judge Syed Kausar Abbas Zaidi that prosecutor Syed Muhammad Tayyab was reluctant to appear for the hearing. The case was adjourned till May 18.
Syed Tayyab told The Express Tribune that his mother has been hospitalised due to which he cannot pursue the case.
Previously Raja Rizwan Abbasi, who was engaged as a lawyer by Musharraf, had disassociated himself from the case. Later Musharraf had engaged his new counsel Ilyas Siddiqui.
The case is based on an FIR which was registered against Musharraf on August 11, 2009 by the Secretariat police for detaining over 60 judges including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 16th, 2013.
The hearing of judges’ detention case against General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday was adjourned without progress as the prosecutor refused to appear citing personal reasons.
The investigation officer (IO) informed ATC Judge Syed Kausar Abbas Zaidi that prosecutor Syed Muhammad Tayyab was reluctant to appear for the hearing. The case was adjourned till May 18.
Syed Tayyab told The Express Tribune that his mother has been hospitalised due to which he cannot pursue the case.
Previously Raja Rizwan Abbasi, who was engaged as a lawyer by Musharraf, had disassociated himself from the case. Later Musharraf had engaged his new counsel Ilyas Siddiqui.
The case is based on an FIR which was registered against Musharraf on August 11, 2009 by the Secretariat police for detaining over 60 judges including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 16th, 2013.