Eurasia Press & News
Justice Faisal Arab who is heading the special court trying former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for high treason on Wednesday ordered that the three- judge bench should be briefed by the head of intelligence agencies on the threats to the former army chief.
Justice Arab took note of the letter circulated by the National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) of the Ministry of Interior which was read out in court on Tuesday detailing various threats to Gen Musharraf”s life and said that the court should be told how serious it was. The Interior Ministry secretary is the complainant in the case. He said he had seen the letters dated March 10 and asked the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Interior, who was present in court, to tell the concerned officers to brief the judges in their chamber. He said the entire correspondence is from the Ministry of Interior related to the threats and they have been crying hoarse since day one of the trial. Justice Arab ordered the intelligence agencies head to brief the judges in their chamber at 1 pm on Thursday.
The prosecution said that the government was not taking the threats lightly and everyone was at risk.
