Benazir Bhutto under house arrest (but she has still tried to leave)

According to 20minutos.es (all in Spanish, sorry, translation below), Benazir Bhutto, the leader of the opposition has been placed under house arrest ahead of a planned rally today.

A police source told Geo TV that “We tried to convince Benazir Bhutto to cancel the rally but she did not agree, and we had no choice but to implement these restrictions.”

The government has also deployed 6,000 police officers to Rawalpindi, where the rally was planned, in addition to the 200 police officers currently surrounding Ms Bhutto’s residence.

However, Ms Bhutto has, on a few occasions, attempted to leave her house, and been unsucessful. “This is illegal confinement,” Anwar Baig, a senior leader of Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party said outside her house. “This is illegal detention of a democratic leader.”

The 20minutos.es article (Spanish)

Bhutto ha intentado salir de su casa sin éxito

• Está en arresto domiciliario desde esta noche.
• La Policía ha acordonado la vivienda de Benazir Bhutto.
• Busca evitar la manifestación que iba a encabezar hoy.
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La ex primera ministra paquistaní Benazir Bhutto ha intentado, sin éxito, salir de su residencia para acudir a la marcha convocada por ella misma contra el general Pervez Musharraf.

La ex primera ministra Benazir Bhutto había sido puesta hoy bajo arresto domiciliario en Islamabad, según informó una fuente gubernamental citada por el canal privado Geo TV.

La Policía ha acordonado su vivienda y un parque en la localidad cercana de Rawalpindi donde iba a dar su primer mitin desde que el presidente paquistaní Pervez Musharraf decretara el estado de excepción.

“Por seguridad”

Una fuente gubernamental explicó que el arresto es “por razones de seguridad”.

Esta medida del régimen militar de Pervez Musharraf se produce horas antes de la marcha del Partido Popular de Bhutto contra el estado de excepción declarado por el general el sábado pasado.

The 20minutos.es article (English)

Bhutto has tried to leave her house, without success

• She has been under house arrest since last night.
• The police have surrounded Benazir Bhutto’s house.
• They are looking to avoid the demonstration that she was going to lead today.
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The former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has attempted, without success, to leave her residence to go to the march called by her by against general Pervez Musharraf.

The former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has today been put under house arrest in Islamabad, according to a governmental source quoted on the private channel Geo TV.

The police have surrounded her house and a park in the area close to Rawalpindi where she was going to give her first meeting since the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf declared the state of emergency.

“For security”

A government source explained that the arrest is “for reasons of security”.

This measure from the military regime of Pervez Musharraf took place hours before the march of Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party against the state of emergency declared by the general last Saturday.

Please note: the above article was translated entirely by me, I can only apologise for any mistakes made, and any facts lost in translation.