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===Jail, house arrest and bail=== Two days later, on 18 April 2013, the [[Islamabad High Court]] ordered the arrest of Musharraf on charges relating to the 2007 arrests of judges.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22196101|title=Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf: Court orders ex-ruler's arrest|publisher=BBC|date=18 April 2013|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617133127/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22196101|archive-date=17 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Musharraf had technically been on bail since his return to the country, and the court now declared his bail ended.<ref name="ALJ-20130419">{{cite news | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/04/2013419425176901.html | title=Pakistan police arrest ex-President Musharraf | publisher=Al Jazeera | date=19 April 2013 | access-date=19 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419153645/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/04/2013419425176901.html | archive-date=19 April 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> Musharraf escaped from court with the aid of his security personnel, and went to his farm-house mansion.<ref name="Musharraf escapes from court">{{cite news|title=Musharraf on the run after bail cancellation|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/803426/judges-detention-case-musharraf-arrives-in-ihc|access-date=18 February 2014|newspaper=DAWN|date=18 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222031738/http://www.dawn.com/news/803426/judges-detention-case-musharraf-arrives-in-ihc|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The following day, Musharraf was placed under house arrest<ref>{{Cite news|author1=Mullen, Jethro |author2=Robertson, Nic |author3=Smith-Spark, Laura |name-list-style=amp |title=In Pakistan, Musharraf placed under house arrest|publisher=CNN|date=18 April 2013|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/18/world/asia/pakistan-politics/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418165008/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/18/world/asia/pakistan-politics/index.html|archive-date=18 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> but was later transferred to police headquarters in Islamabad.<ref name="BBC-19042013-1">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22211766 |title=Pakistani police arrest Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad |work=BBC News |date=19 April 2013 |access-date=19 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419161912/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22211766 |archive-date=19 April 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Musharraf characterised his arrest as "politically motivated"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/former-pakistan-president-pervez-musharraf-arrested-356092?pfrom=home-lateststories |title=Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf arrested |agency=Press Trust of India |date=19 April 2013 |work=NDTV.com |access-date=19 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419060503/http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/former-pakistan-president-pervez-musharraf-arrested-356092?pfrom=home-lateststories |archive-date=19 April 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Leiby |first=Richard |title=Musharraf arrest tempts clash of powers|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=19 April 2013 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/musharraf-arrest-tempts-clash-of-powers/2013/04/19/6b1e78c6-a8dc-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805125010/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/musharraf-arrest-tempts-clash-of-powers/2013/04/19/6b1e78c6-a8dc-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story.html|archive-date=5 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> and his legal team has declared their intention to fight the charges in the Supreme Court.<ref name="BBC-19042013-1" /> Further to the charges of this arrest, the [[Senate of Pakistan|Senate]] also passed a resolution petitioning that Musharraf be charged with [[high treason]] in relation to the events of 2007.<ref name="BBC-19042013-1" /> On Friday, 26 April 2013, a week after one court had voided his bail and caused his arrest in the "arrest of judges" case, another court ordered house arrest for Musharraf in connection with the death of [[Benazir Bhutto]].<ref name="House arrest BBC">{{cite news|title=Musharraf remanded over Benazir Bhutto case|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22305891|access-date=28 April 2013|newspaper=BBC News Asia|date=26 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428062154/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22305891|archive-date=28 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> On 20 May, a Pakistani court granted bail to Musharraf.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Pakistani dictator Musharraf granted bail|work=Reuters|date=20 May 2013|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-musharraf-idUSBRE94J08Y20130520|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521011703/https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/us-pakistan-musharraf-idUSBRE94J08Y20130520|archive-date=21 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 June 2014 [[Sindh High Court]] allowed him to travel to seek medical attention abroad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan court allows Pervez Musharraf to leave the country|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/pakistan-court-allows-pervez-musharraf-to-leave-the-country/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=12 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616003619/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/pakistan-court-allows-pervez-musharraf-to-leave-the-country/|archive-date=16 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MW1"/>
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