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| Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan issues new arrest warrant | Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan issues new arrest warrant |
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| A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf, rejecting his plea to go abroad for medical treatment. | A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf, rejecting his plea to go abroad for medical treatment. |
| Mr Musharraf has been in hospital ever since suffering chest pains on the way to his treason trial on 2 January. | Mr Musharraf has been in hospital ever since suffering chest pains on the way to his treason trial on 2 January. |
| Prosecutors argued his medical condition was not serious enough for him to avoid appearing before judges | Prosecutors argued his medical condition was not serious enough for him to avoid appearing before judges |
| Mr Musharraf says all the accusations against him are politically motivated. | Mr Musharraf says all the accusations against him are politically motivated. |
| The warrant issued is "bailable", which means he could avoid arrest if he files a bail application on time. | |
| He is the first former military ruler to face trial for treason in Pakistan, which has a history of army rule. If found guilty, he could be sentenced to death or life in prison. | He is the first former military ruler to face trial for treason in Pakistan, which has a history of army rule. If found guilty, he could be sentenced to death or life in prison. |
| Mr Musharraf, who governed Pakistan from 1999 until 2008, also faces separate charges of murder and restricting the judiciary. | Mr Musharraf, who governed Pakistan from 1999 until 2008, also faces separate charges of murder and restricting the judiciary. |
| The treason charges relate to his decision in 2007 to suspend the constitution and impose emergency rule. | The treason charges relate to his decision in 2007 to suspend the constitution and impose emergency rule. |
| He has been at the military-run Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) in Rawalpindi since he was admitted on his way to a treason hearing. | He has been at the military-run Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) in Rawalpindi since he was admitted on his way to a treason hearing. |
| Security concerns prevented him attending earlier hearings. | Security concerns prevented him attending earlier hearings. |
| Correspondents say many people have viewed reports of his illness with scepticism, as they did the security scares which his defence team say have prevented him from appearing in court. | Correspondents say many people have viewed reports of his illness with scepticism, as they did the security scares which his defence team say have prevented him from appearing in court. |
| But his lawyers argued that he needed to go abroad because no modern support system was available in the country to perform procedures related to heart diseases. | But his lawyers argued that he needed to go abroad because no modern support system was available in the country to perform procedures related to heart diseases. |
| A medical report issued by AFIC physicians recently said he needed an angiography. | A medical report issued by AFIC physicians recently said he needed an angiography. |