According to daily abbottabad news US-based doctor of former president Pervez Musharraf – after
reviewing his medical reports – recommended that the former military ruler
should be immediately sent abroad for treatment, reported a private TV channel.
Dr Arjumand Hashmi had treated Musharraf in the past. He expressed concern over
Musharraf’s heart condition and said the former ruler should be sent to his
hospital in Texas, US for treatment. Hashmi made this recommendation in a
letter to Musharraf’s lawyers.
Daily abbottabad news quoted that his assessment was based on the medical reports
of the former president. Anwar Maqsood – who is representing Musharraf in the
treason case – presented this letter before the special court. The letter was
written on January 9. Musharraf did not appear before the court for Thursday's
proceedings. The former army strongman's counsel, Anwar Mansoor, said his
client could not appear in court today on account of his ill health. In a reply
submitted to the special court, Mansoor said doctors have recommended that
Musharraf be treated at a hospital in France, the same medical facility where
he once underwent testsThe former president faces treason charges under Article
6 for suspending, subverting and abrogating the Constitution, imposing an
emergency in the country in November 2007 and detaining judges of the superior
courts. The 70-year-old was taken ill and rushed to the Armed Forces Institute
of Cardiology in Rawalpindi on January 2 as he was being transported under heavy
guard to the special court.
An anti-terrorism court ordered Musharraf to appear
before the court for hearing of the judges detention case at 12pm. According to daily abbottabad news Judge
Attiqur Rehman said that Musharraf should appear before the court under any
circumstances. On July 14, a special team of the Federal Investigation Agency
(FIA), probing into the charges of detaining senior judges on November 3, 2007
against the former military ruler, had decided to record the statements of
superior court judges in an effort to make a strong case against the former
president. Musharraf was indicted by an anti-terrorism court judge in the case
on June 15, 2013.
The case is based on a First Information Report (FIR)
registered against Musharraf on August 11, 2009 by the Secretariat police for
detaining over 60 judges including the now former chief justice Iftikhar
Muhammad Chaudhry. On June 11 last year, the Islamabad High Court had granted
the former president pre-arrest bail against surety bonds worth Rs 500,000.
Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui had rejected Musharraf’s bail application on
April 18, 2013 and the former president was arrested. Later Musharraf was
shifted to his farmhouse, which was declared a sub-jail at that time.For more news visit
