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| A Pakistani judge has ordered Pervez Musharraf to be held in custody for two more weeks, until the next hearing over charges related to his sacking of top judges in 2007. | A Pakistani judge has ordered Pervez Musharraf to be held in custody for two more weeks, until the next hearing over charges related to his sacking of top judges in 2007. |
| The former president appeared before an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Saturday in connection with the sackings towards the end of his eight-year rule. | The former president appeared before an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Saturday in connection with the sackings towards the end of his eight-year rule. |
| Musharraf was taken into police custody on Friday following a judge's ruling that he should be tried on terrorism charges over the sackings in 2007. | Musharraf was taken into police custody on Friday following a judge's ruling that he should be tried on terrorism charges over the sackings in 2007. |
| That ruling followed extraordinary scenes on Thursday when a high court judge refused to extend the "pre-arrest bail" Musharraf had been granted last month and ordered his arrest, prompting the former president to flee from the court and take refuge in his home. | That ruling followed extraordinary scenes on Thursday when a high court judge refused to extend the "pre-arrest bail" Musharraf had been granted last month and ordered his arrest, prompting the former president to flee from the court and take refuge in his home. |
| Saturday's hearing was brief. The judge's ruling said Musharraf would be given judicial remand, which means he will be held in jail until the next hearing on 4 May. | Saturday's hearing was brief. The judge's ruling said Musharraf would be given judicial remand, which means he will be held in jail until the next hearing on 4 May. |
| Musharraf's legal team has been pushing for his estate on the edge of the capital, Islamabad, to be declared a sub-jail under the Pakistani legal system, which would mean that he could stay there, essentially under house arrest. But Musharraf's lawyer, Malik Qamar Afzal, said no decision had yet been made on that. | Musharraf's legal team has been pushing for his estate on the edge of the capital, Islamabad, to be declared a sub-jail under the Pakistani legal system, which would mean that he could stay there, essentially under house arrest. But Musharraf's lawyer, Malik Qamar Afzal, said no decision had yet been made on that. |
| Musharraf was brought to the courtroom under heavy security as supporters and opponents gathered outside. Immediately after the hearing he was taken back to the police guesthouse where he had spent the night. | Musharraf was brought to the courtroom under heavy security as supporters and opponents gathered outside. Immediately after the hearing he was taken back to the police guesthouse where he had spent the night. |
| His arrest on Friday ended a potentially embarrassing situation where Musharraf remained at large despite an order from a judge that he be taken into custody. | His arrest on Friday ended a potentially embarrassing situation where Musharraf remained at large despite an order from a judge that he be taken into custody. |
| Earlier Musharraf, a keen user of social media, took to Facebook to decry the charges against him. "These allegations are politically motivated and I will fight them in the trial court, where the truth will eventually prevail," he said. | Earlier Musharraf, a keen user of social media, took to Facebook to decry the charges against him. "These allegations are politically motivated and I will fight them in the trial court, where the truth will eventually prevail," he said. |
| He has few friends among Pakistan's legal community, who still rage at his 2007 dismissal of judges including the chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who Musharraf feared would challenge his re-election as president. | He has few friends among Pakistan's legal community, who still rage at his 2007 dismissal of judges including the chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who Musharraf feared would challenge his re-election as president. |
| In his judgment on Thursday, the Islamabad high court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui ruled that confining judges to house arrest was an "act of terrorism". He said Musharraf had "spread fear in the society, insecurity among the judicial officers, alarm in the lawyers' community and terror throughout Pakistan". | In his judgment on Thursday, the Islamabad high court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui ruled that confining judges to house arrest was an "act of terrorism". He said Musharraf had "spread fear in the society, insecurity among the judicial officers, alarm in the lawyers' community and terror throughout Pakistan". |
| Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999 and was harried out of the country in 2008 by his opponents, faces several court challenges, including claims that he conspired to assassinate the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto by not providing her with enough security, and that he ordered the killing of an important separatist tribal leader. | Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999 and was harried out of the country in 2008 by his opponents, faces several court challenges, including claims that he conspired to assassinate the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto by not providing her with enough security, and that he ordered the killing of an important separatist tribal leader. |
| Some analysts believe he will ultimately be able to defend himself against the charges. More serious would be if he was accused of treason for imposing emergency law, a charge that can carry the death sentence. However, only parliament can press treason charges and so far it has been reluctant to do so. On Friday the senate unanimously passed a resolution calling for Musharraf to be tried for treason. | Some analysts believe he will ultimately be able to defend himself against the charges. More serious would be if he was accused of treason for imposing emergency law, a charge that can carry the death sentence. However, only parliament can press treason charges and so far it has been reluctant to do so. On Friday the senate unanimously passed a resolution calling for Musharraf to be tried for treason. |
| Musharraf has faced a series of setbacks since he flew into Karachi from his self-imposed exile in Dubai on 23 March announcing he was going to save Pakistan. He appeared to be unaware that his political support in the country has largely evaporated since he left in 2008. | Musharraf has faced a series of setbacks since he flew into Karachi from his self-imposed exile in Dubai on 23 March announcing he was going to save Pakistan. He appeared to be unaware that his political support in the country has largely evaporated since he left in 2008. |
| He has received scant support from the public or any of the leading political parties in his attempt to get elected in next month's historic polls. His dream of re-entering politics has been crushed by election officials who ruled this week that he was ineligible to stand for any of the four seats for which he had applied. | He has received scant support from the public or any of the leading political parties in his attempt to get elected in next month's historic polls. His dream of re-entering politics has been crushed by election officials who ruled this week that he was ineligible to stand for any of the four seats for which he had applied. |
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