adminagents as he left the Islamabad High Court after the judge ordered his arrest over his controversial decision to dismiss judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007.
It remains unclear if and when he could be detained, but yesterday’s order was the latest humiliating blow against the man who returned to Pakistan last month to contest elections after four years in self-imposed exile.
Dozens of riot police carrying shields and batons massed outside Musharraf’s villa and closed access to the street in the upmarket suburb of Chak Shahzad, but there were no moves to take the 69-year-old into custody.
Dozens of supporters chanted “this is injustice” and “long live Musharraf” as his office announced it would appeal against the order in the Supreme Court, denouncing the decision as motivated by “personal vendettas”.
Musharraf’s lawyers said the appeal would be filed today.
“We expect this unwarranted judicial activism, seemingly motivated by personal vendettas . . . will cease and the Supreme Court, without prejudice, will immediately grant necessary relief,” his office said. — AFP.
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