Musharraf confined to two rooms
22 April 2013 6:49 AM IST
Tightening the noose around former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, the police on Sunday has reportedly confined him to two rooms of his palatial farmhouse, which has been declared a ‘sub-jail’, and is barred from meeting even his lawyers.
‘Musharraf has been restricted to two rooms and his family is not permitted to meet him. His personal staff have been restricted to the office within the farmhouse,’ Muhammad Amjad, a leader of the All Pakistan Muslim League party, told reporters.
The 69-year-old former military ruler’s farmhouse was declared a sub-jail hours after an anti-terrorism court on Saturday remanded Musharraf to judicial custody for a fortnight. Amjad said two prison officials had been deputed to the farmhouse at Chak Shahzad on the outskirts of Islamabad to take care of Musharraf’s needs, including food.
However, Musharraf’s lawyers were not being allowed to meet him, and this was affecting preparations for several cases pending in different courts, Amjad said.
Amjad contended that even when former prime minister Gilani was imprisoned in Rawalpindi, he had more liberties and facilities. There is tight security around the 5-acre farmhouse and members of the public have been barred from approaching it.
‘Musharraf has been restricted to two rooms and his family is not permitted to meet him. His personal staff have been restricted to the office within the farmhouse,’ Muhammad Amjad, a leader of the All Pakistan Muslim League party, told reporters.
The 69-year-old former military ruler’s farmhouse was declared a sub-jail hours after an anti-terrorism court on Saturday remanded Musharraf to judicial custody for a fortnight. Amjad said two prison officials had been deputed to the farmhouse at Chak Shahzad on the outskirts of Islamabad to take care of Musharraf’s needs, including food.
However, Musharraf’s lawyers were not being allowed to meet him, and this was affecting preparations for several cases pending in different courts, Amjad said.
Amjad contended that even when former prime minister Gilani was imprisoned in Rawalpindi, he had more liberties and facilities. There is tight security around the 5-acre farmhouse and members of the public have been barred from approaching it.
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