Musharraf's lawyer expelled from courtroom for misbehaviour

Rana Ijaz was thrown out of the special court during hearing of the high treason case

Pervez Musharraf
ANI Islamabad
Last Updated : Mar 12 2014 | 2:05 PM IST

Former president retired General Pervez Musharraf's lawyer Rana Ijaz was thrown out of the special court during hearing of the high treason case.

Ijaz was expelled from the courtroom for his strong attacks on the judges in the special court hearing the case against Musharraf.

According to Dawn News, his presumptuous attack on the presiding judge, Justice Faisal Arab, even surpassed his theatrics of February 21 when he accused the judges of playing the role of hired assassins.

As uneasiness grew in the courtroom Assistant Inspector General Waqar Chohan of the special branch of police finally signaled his men to take out the continuously babbling lawyer.

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First Published: Mar 12 2014 | 1:45 PM IST

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