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                         Musharraf to Remain in Custody

   Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has been brought before a
   Pakistani anti-terrorism court in connection with charges he ordered
   the illegal detention of judges in 2007.
   Mr. Musharraf appeared in court Saturday, and was ordered to remain in
   custody until his next court appearance May 4. Fourteen witnesses have
   been included in the charge sheet against him.
   After he was arrested Friday, Mr. Musharraf spent the night in the
   officers` mess at police headquarters in Islamabad. The 69-year-old
   former military ruler took to Facebook Friday, calling the allegations
   against him "politically motivated" and vowing to fight them. One of
   his senior lawyers told VOA Mr. Musharraf will appeal his case all the
   way to the Supreme Court.
   His arrest is the first of any former chief of the Pakistani army.
   A judge had actually ordered Mr. Musharraf`s arrest on Thursday,
   rejecting his bail request. But the former president fled the courtroom
   with his bodyguards.
   Mr. Musharraf seized power in a military coup in 1999. He was forced to
   step down in 2008 under threat of impeachment.
   He lived in self-imposed exile for about four years before returning to
   Pakistan late last month with plans to run for parliament in general
   elections next month. Since his return, courts have ruled him
   ineligible for the poll.
   Mr. Musharraf is also facing other legal challenges, including
   allegations that he failed to provide adequate security to prevent the
   assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. He has denied
   involvement in the plot to kill her.
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