Pak court rejects Musharraf’s bail in Benazir murder case
25 April 2013 6:23 AM IST
A Pakistani court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of former president Pervez Musharraf in the 2007 assassination case of former Benazir Bhutto, prosecutors said. Musharraf had got interim bail in the case and had approached the court for extension. However, Lahore High Court rejected his application as his defence lawyers failed to appear before the two-member bench, reported Xinhua.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which is investigating the case, had sought cancellation of Musharraf’s bail as it needs his custody to interrogate him about his role in Bhutto’s assassination in Rawalpindi.
FIA prosecutors told reporters Wednesday that they will present Musharraf in the anti-terrorism court, conducting the trial of suspects charged with involvement in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, to seek his physical remand.
They said the investigators have ‘solid evidence about Mushararf’s aid and abetment in the incident’ and that the court had valid grounds to accept their request for cancellation of the interim bail. When the two-member bench of the Lahore High Court resumed hearing of Musharraf’s request for bail extension, his defence lawyer failed to appear. The court had to wait for an hour but even then his lawyer did not appear. A woman lawyer later appeared but she could not produce Power of Attorney to pursue the case when the court asked her to show the document.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which is investigating the case, had sought cancellation of Musharraf’s bail as it needs his custody to interrogate him about his role in Bhutto’s assassination in Rawalpindi.
FIA prosecutors told reporters Wednesday that they will present Musharraf in the anti-terrorism court, conducting the trial of suspects charged with involvement in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, to seek his physical remand.
They said the investigators have ‘solid evidence about Mushararf’s aid and abetment in the incident’ and that the court had valid grounds to accept their request for cancellation of the interim bail. When the two-member bench of the Lahore High Court resumed hearing of Musharraf’s request for bail extension, his defence lawyer failed to appear. The court had to wait for an hour but even then his lawyer did not appear. A woman lawyer later appeared but she could not produce Power of Attorney to pursue the case when the court asked her to show the document.
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