| And away we go... |
The court reserved this order after a letter from MusharrafÂ’s US-based doctor was presented before it. The letter stated that the former president should immediately be sent abroad for medical treatment.
The three-member bench stated that the medical board of Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) senior doctors should inform the court about how serious MusharrafÂ’s condition is, does he need to undergo a surgery and how long will he remain in the hospital. The medical board will have to send its response to the court on January 24.
| Let me guess. Perv needs complex heart surgery to fix a sucking chest wound from his war days beating the Hindooz. It's so complex that it can only be done in Riyadh, or maybe the Cleveland Clinic. So poor patriotic Perv has to go abroad. A darned shame he can't stay home to receive any vindictive justice... |
Dr Arjumand Hashmi had treated Musharraf in the past. He expressed concern over MusharrafÂ’s heart condition and said the former military ruler should be sent to his hospital in Texas, US, for treatment. Dr Hashmi made this recommendation in a letter to MusharrafÂ’s lawyers. His assessment was based on the medical reports of the former president.
Anwar Mansoor, who is representing Musharraf in the treason case, presented this letter before the special court. The letter was written on January 9.
Musharraf was ordered to appear before the special court in connection with the treason case on Thursday. The former president faces treason charges under Article 6 for suspending, subverting and abrogating the constitution, imposing an emergency in the country in November 2007 and detaining judges of the superior courts.
The 70-year-old was taken ill and rushed to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi on January 2 as he was being transported under heavy guard to the special court.
MusharrafÂ’s lawyer Ahmed Raza Kasuri, while talking to the media in Islamabad, claimed that the special court bench formed to hear the treason case is unconstitutional.