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The hearing of the treason trial against former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf resumed at the special court formed in Islamabad during which the bench was informed that the former president would not be able to attend today's hearing due to his ailment, DawnNews reported.
A three-member bench, led by Justice Faisal Arab, resumed the hearing of the 'high treason' case under Article 6 of the Constitution against Musharraf, who has been charged by the government charged of abrogating, subverting, suspending, holding in abeyance and attempting to conspire against the 1973 Constitution by declaring emergency and overthrowing the superior judiciary in November 2007.
During the hearing, Justice Arab asked the counsel of the former military strongman to submit the statement regarding Musharraf's absence from today's hearing.
Lawyer for Musharraf, Advocate Anwer Mansoor, said that he was not able to meet his client and had no information regarding his absence.
When Justice Arab probed for an explanation, Mansoor replied that the condition of the former president's health was known to all and that he would not be able to attend the hearing.
Moreover, police personnel barred the entry of media-persons, who had arrived to cover the hearing, from the court premises. The media representatives staged a protest against the police action.
Earlier on Sunday, senior counsel for the former president, Ahmed Raza Kasuri had said that his client would not make a scheduled appearance at his treason trial because of an ongoing illness.
The government had on Nov 17 announced its decision to formally prosecute former president General Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution.
The Supreme Court had already given a ruling in the case in October 2012 and then in July this year disposed off all petitionsagainst the ruling giving the government a green signal to continue proceedings.
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