Former president's possible detention remained unknown , LA Times reported.
(Web Desk) - Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf will soon leave Pakistan medical treatment, US media Claimed on Wednesday.
Musharaf is expected to leave the country for medical treatment in exile , avoiding treason charges and returning to a life away from his home country by the end of january, CBS News quoted a family member and a Pakistani intelligence official.
It is good for everybody- including Musharraf- that he would go out of the country, a senior security official told LA Times, who spoke on condition ON anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case.
Last Thursday , Musharaf was rushed to the armed forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) in the city of Rawalpindi , after complaining of chest pains while being driven to the court where his high treason trial was due to begin.
The special Court hearsing the case on Tuesday began reviewing a medical report saying the 70-year-old Musharraf was suffering from blocked arteries, A spinal cord problem and hypertension.
The treason charges , which carry the death penalty or life imprisonment under Pakistan's laws, relate to events in 2007 when Musharraf , while serving as Pakistan's President and military commanders , imposed a nationwide state of emergency and oversaw the arrests of several judges and civil society activists.
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