ISLAMABAD: The anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad, which was hearing the judges’ detention case against former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf, adjourned the matter to March 21 after lawyers representing the former president failed to appear in court, DawnNews reported.
ATC judge, Atiqur Rahman, was hearing the case against the former army strongman.
During the hearing, the defence team representing Musharraf could not appear in court in accordance with a boycott of court proceedings by lawyers representing the district bar and Islamabad High Court in the federal capital due to the Islamabad court attack.
The court subsequently adjourned the hearing of the case to March 21.
The judges' detention case is based on an FIR against the retired general registered in August 2009 on the complaint of Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam Ghumman advocate.
He had asked the police to initiate legal proceedings against Musharraf for detaining over 60 judges, including then chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, after proclamation of a state of emergency in the country on Nov 3, 2007.