ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf criticized allegations against him as “politically motivated” today, following his arrest in a case involving his decision to fire senior judges while in power.
Musharraf was arrested a day after he made a dramatic escape from a court in Islamabad on Thursday to avoid being detained. Musharraf fled the Islamabad High Court in a speeding vehicle and holed up in his home on the outskirts of the city after a judge rejected his bail and ordered his arrest.
It was a new low in Musharraf ’s troubled return from self-imposed exile last month to attempt a political comeback in the upcoming parliamentary election.
There were conflicting reports about how Musharraf was arrested today.
Police said they arrested Musharraf overnight from his home and delivered him to a magistrate in Islamabad this morning. But the secretary general of Musharraf ’s party, Mohammed Amjad, claimed the former military ruler surrendered himself before the magistrate.
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