Musharraf lashes out after arrest

April 19, 2013 12:45 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 10:10 pm IST - ISLAMABAD

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. File photo.

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. File photo.

Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf has lashed out at his accusers following his arrest in a case involving his decision to fire senior judges while in power.

Police arrested Gen. Musharraf overnight following his dramatic escape from a court in Islamabad on Thursday after a judge rejected his bail and ordered his detention.

Gen. Musharraf called the allegations against him “politically motivated” in a message posted on his Facebook page after his arrest.

Police presented Gen. Musharraf before a different court in the capital on Friday morning, where the judge ordered the police to keep him in custody for two days and then present him before an anti-terrorism court.

Police returned him to his home on the outskirts of Islamabad, where he holed up after his escape, and held him under house arrest.

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