ISLAMABAD, Aug. 29 (TNS): The special court conducting the treason trial of former president Pervez Musharraf was informed by the interior secretary on Wednesday that the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) refused to issue a red notice for the former military ruler.
Elaborating further on Interpol’s refusal, the interior secretary added that the law-enforcing organisation stated that it does not issue red notices in political cases.
The three-judge bench, headed by Justice Yawar Ali and comprising Justice Nazar Akbar and Justice Tahira Safdar also requested a copy of the letter sent to Interpol from the interior ministry.
“A red notice is a request to locate and provisionally arrest an individual pending extradition. It is issued by the [Interpol’s] General Secretariat at the request of a member country or an international tribunal based on a valid national arrest warrant. It is not an international arrest warrant,” reads the organisation’s website.
The special court also asked the federal government to decide how the treason case against Musharraf could be concluded in his absence and adjourned hearing the case till Septem 10.
