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| Pakistan's top judge is appearing before a closed hearing of senior judges investigating allegations that he misused his authority. | Pakistan's top judge is appearing before a closed hearing of senior judges investigating allegations that he misused his authority. |
| President Pervez Musharraf suspended Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry on Friday. | President Pervez Musharraf suspended Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry on Friday. |
| Lawyers have boycotted courts across Pakistan in protest against what they say is an unlawful suspension. | Lawyers have boycotted courts across Pakistan in protest against what they say is an unlawful suspension. |
| The judge is noted for his firm line on government misdeeds and human rights abuses in the country. | The judge is noted for his firm line on government misdeeds and human rights abuses in the country. |
| The panel of judges, the Supreme Judicial Council, has ordered the media not to try to report or comment on the hearing against Mr Chaudhry, Information Minister Mohammed Ali Durrani told the BBC's Urdu service on Tuesday. | The panel of judges, the Supreme Judicial Council, has ordered the media not to try to report or comment on the hearing against Mr Chaudhry, Information Minister Mohammed Ali Durrani told the BBC's Urdu service on Tuesday. |
| The day's proceedings began in confusion when Mr Chaudhry refused to take the official car sent to take him to the hearing at the Supreme Court but started walking there. | The day's proceedings began in confusion when Mr Chaudhry refused to take the official car sent to take him to the hearing at the Supreme Court but started walking there. |
| He was stopped by police and taken to another official building before being forced into a car and taken to the court buildings. | He was stopped by police and taken to another official building before being forced into a car and taken to the court buildings. |
| Some 200 lawyers supporting Mr Chaudhry managed to reach the Supreme Court despite tight security, chanting slogans against the president such as "Go Musharraf, go." | Some 200 lawyers supporting Mr Chaudhry managed to reach the Supreme Court despite tight security, chanting slogans against the president such as "Go Musharraf, go." |
| They are also demanding that the hearings be made open to the public. They were later joined by opposition politicians. | They are also demanding that the hearings be made open to the public. They were later joined by opposition politicians. |
| Tensions | Tensions |
| Pakistan's Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday reprimanded TV channels for showing live footage of protests by lawyers' supporting Mr Chaudhry. | |
| Two channels, Aaj and Geo, were forced off air for some time. When their signals were restored, they did not show any of the same footage again. | |
| Thousands of lawyers took part in Monday's protests. | |
| Lawyers in Islamabad carried black flags to courthouses, and hundreds more marched in Lahore, where more than 20 were injured in clashes with police. | Lawyers in Islamabad carried black flags to courthouses, and hundreds more marched in Lahore, where more than 20 were injured in clashes with police. |
| In pictures: Lawyers' protest | In pictures: Lawyers' protest |
| Correspondents say many people believe the chief justice was suspended because he took up cases unpopular with the government. | Correspondents say many people believe the chief justice was suspended because he took up cases unpopular with the government. |
| These include investigations into the highly sensitive issue of the disappearance of political activists allegedly detained illegally by the security forces. | These include investigations into the highly sensitive issue of the disappearance of political activists allegedly detained illegally by the security forces. |
| Iftikhar Chaudhry also overturned the recent sale of Pakistan's state-run steel mills. | Iftikhar Chaudhry also overturned the recent sale of Pakistan's state-run steel mills. |
| The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says Monday's clashes in Lahore reflect growing tension in the country since Gen Musharraf removed the chief justice from his post. | The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says Monday's clashes in Lahore reflect growing tension in the country since Gen Musharraf removed the chief justice from his post. |
| The president had received "numerous complaints and serious allegations for misconduct, misuse of authority and actions prejudicial to the dignity of office of the chief justice of Pakistan", the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan news agency reported. | The president had received "numerous complaints and serious allegations for misconduct, misuse of authority and actions prejudicial to the dignity of office of the chief justice of Pakistan", the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan news agency reported. |
| Lawyers, opposition parties, human rights activists and some judges have condemned the move as unconstitutional and a blow to the independence of the judiciary. | Lawyers, opposition parties, human rights activists and some judges have condemned the move as unconstitutional and a blow to the independence of the judiciary. |
| The government has so far not made public details of the allegations. | The government has so far not made public details of the allegations. |
| Our correspondent says the chief justice had an abrasive style and had earlier been publicly criticised by a lawyer for abusing his authority. | Our correspondent says the chief justice had an abrasive style and had earlier been publicly criticised by a lawyer for abusing his authority. |
| Critics say the president is trying to intimidate the judiciary in an election year. | |
| Only a few visitors have been allowed in to see Mr Chaudhry since he was suspended. | Only a few visitors have been allowed in to see Mr Chaudhry since he was suspended. |
| Are you a lawyer who has protested or boycotted over the suspension? Do you think the hearings should be open to the public? Send us your reaction to this story using the form below. | Are you a lawyer who has protested or boycotted over the suspension? Do you think the hearings should be open to the public? Send us your reaction to this story using the form below. |
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