Judges' detention case: Prosecution has yet to submit challan against Musharraf
Prosecutor claims his appointment notification as prosecutor of the case was issued much later.
Former president Pervez Musharraf. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The prosecution in the judges’ detention case has yet to submit a complete challan against General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, even after a month of proceedings.
Musharraf is facing terrorism charges in the case, which was based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered against him on August 11, 2009 by the Secretariat police for detaining over 60 judges including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
On Saturday morning, when the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) resumed the hearing of the judges’ detention case, Special Prosecutor Islamabad police Amir Nadeem Tabish claimed that his appointment notification as prosecutor was issued later.
Meanwhile, Inspector Mubarik Ali informed the court that the police has approached the registrar of the Supreme Court (SC) for the statements of judges and is awaiting their response.
Ilyas Siddiqui, counsel for Musharraf, expressed concern over the prosecution for not submitting a challan. He argued that the police is bound to submit a challan within 14 days, however it has failed to submit one so far.
The Secretariat police station house officer (SHO) had earlier approached the SC registrar but he did not give a positive response.
On April 18, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court rejected Musharraf’s bail plea and ordered his arrest. On May 22, a trial court rejected a second bail plea by Musharraf after the IHC shot him down.
The prosecution in the judges’ detention case has yet to submit a complete challan against General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, even after a month of proceedings.
Musharraf is facing terrorism charges in the case, which was based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered against him on August 11, 2009 by the Secretariat police for detaining over 60 judges including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
On Saturday morning, when the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) resumed the hearing of the judges’ detention case, Special Prosecutor Islamabad police Amir Nadeem Tabish claimed that his appointment notification as prosecutor was issued later.
Meanwhile, Inspector Mubarik Ali informed the court that the police has approached the registrar of the Supreme Court (SC) for the statements of judges and is awaiting their response.
Ilyas Siddiqui, counsel for Musharraf, expressed concern over the prosecution for not submitting a challan. He argued that the police is bound to submit a challan within 14 days, however it has failed to submit one so far.
The Secretariat police station house officer (SHO) had earlier approached the SC registrar but he did not give a positive response.
On April 18, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court rejected Musharraf’s bail plea and ordered his arrest. On May 22, a trial court rejected a second bail plea by Musharraf after the IHC shot him down.