Musharraf to be arrested on arrival: Wassan
10 January, 2012
KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wassan said on Monday that former president Pervez Musharraf will be arrested from the airport on his return.
Speaking to the media, he said that the government had received warrants for Musharraf's arrest and arrangements had been made to send him to Landhi Jail.
The Home Minister said that Musharraf will be sent to C-class prison, which may be changed to A-class if the court orders. Musharraf had announced that he would return to Pakistan between January 27 and 30, despite 'baseless' court cases. Interior Minister Rehman Malik had earlier stated that, "Proclaimed offenders like Musharraf should be arrested. "
The former general is wanted in various high-profile cases pending in local courts, including his alleged involvement in former premier Benazir Bhutto's murder, the interior minister had said.
Earlier, senior special prosecutor Azhar Chaudhry had also said that Musharraf will be arrested on his return to Pakistan.
Azhar, who is representing the federation in Benazir Bhutto's murder case, said there is no need to issue new warrants for his arrest since the anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi has already issued arrest warrants in the case.
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