Dawn News, Islamabad :District and Session Judge Kamran Busharat Mufti on Friday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant againstformer military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf in the case pertaining to the murder of former Lal Masjid cleric Ghazi Abdul Rasheed. The court also rejected a plea requesting complete exemption for Musharraf from appearing in the court. Police has been ordered to arrest the former president and present him in court for the next hearing of the case which was adjourned until July 24.The judge also directed Musharraf’s guarantors to ensure his presence in court in the next hearing. He warned of action against the guarantors and confiscation of the bail money submitted, in case the former military ruler does not appear in court.Earlier in April, a local court in Islamabad had also issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Musharraf over his failure to appear in the court despite repeated summons. In his petition, filed through advocate Malik Tariq, the former military ruler contended that police had declared him innocent after a thorough investigation in the case and had placed his name in column 2 of the investigation report, prepared under section 173 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and commonly known as the case challan.During the proceedings, counsel for the former president moved an application in the court requesting complete exemption for Musharraf from appearing in the court as he was not well.
