Pakistan’s Musharraf flees court to avoid arrest

By Munir Ahmed, Sebastian Abbot

Published April 18, 2013 4:00am ET

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Pakistan’s Musharraf flees court to avoid arrest — Supporters of Pakistan's former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf chant slogans against the court decision at the High Court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 18, 2013. Musharraf and his security team pushed past policemen and sped away from a court in the country's capital on Thursday after his bail was revoked in a case in which he is accused of treason. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) | B.K. Bangash

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf fled court in a speeding vehicle Thursday to avoid arrest after his bail was revoked in a case involving his decision to fire senior judges while in power over five years ago.

The harried escape broadcast live on Pakistani TV marked a new low in Musharraf’s troubled return from exile last month to seek a political comeback in the May 11 parliamentary election.

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