ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Police have suggested to an anti-terrorism court (ATC) that venue for trial of retired Gen Pervez Musharraf in the judges’ detention case be changed for security reasons.

An ATC judge was hearing an application by the counsel for Gen Musharraf seeking his client’s exemption from appearance during the trial.

The court had sought reports from the Islamabad police, administration and the interior ministry on the application. In his report, the deputy inspector general (security) expressed his inability to provide security to the former military ruler during his presence in the court.

The report expressed apprehensions that the presence of Gen Musharraf would put the lives of many people in the surroundings of the court at stake. It suggested that because of grave threats to Gen Musharraf the venue of his trial should be changed from the F-8 district courts to a more secure place.