NEW DEHLI, November 1 (RAPSI) – Islamabad court on November 4 will hear the motion to release former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf on bail in the Red Mosque storm case, DAWN newspaper reports on Friday.

In July 2007, he ordered security forces to storm the Red Mosque in Islamabad, based on its allegedly increasing efforts to enforce strict Sharia Law in the capital city. The operation resulted in upwards of 100 casualties.

During the hearing on Friday, representative for the relatives of a deceased religious activist killed during the storm said, that the police destroyed evidence that would implicate Musharraf.

Musharraf spearheaded the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s ouster in an effort to bring law, order, and democracy to Pakistan. He made powerful enemies, however, when after the 9/11 terror attacks in the US he joined forces with the US in its “War on Terror.” This provoked enormous tensions with Islamic militants within Pakistan.

Musharraf was reelected in 2008, but was forced to resign shortly thereafter amidst allegations of impropriety over the state of emergency scandal and other charges. He soon fled the country to London. However, he returned in late March for the first time since his resignation despite death threats from the Taliban, giving rise to the present proceedings.