- Former President Pervez Musharraf appears before anti-terrorism court
- He is placed on judicial remand for two weeks
- He is accused of illegally ordering the detention of senior judges in 2007
- A spokesman for Musharraf, who also faces other court cases, said he denies the charges
Islamabad (CNN) -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf appeared before an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Saturday in connection with allegations that he illegally ordered the detention of senior judges in 2007.
His appearance had been ordered by Pakistan's High Court, which on Thursday ruled that his alleged actions amounted to an act of terrorism.
After a 20-minute hearing, the anti-terrorism court placed Musharraf on judicial remand for 14 days. His next court appearance in the case is set for May 4.
As the former president left the court, there were clashes between anti-Musharraf lawyers and a small pro-Musharraf crowd.
Musharraf was whisked away from the court house back to police headquarters.
Islamabad's chief commissioner will decide along with police officials whether Musharraf should be held until his next court appearance at the jail or under house arrest at his farmhouse compound, outside the Pakistani capital.
He spent Friday night at police headquarters following his appearance before a magistrate earlier in the day, after which he was initially allowed to return to his farmhouse.
The farmhouse has been converted into a "sub jail," his lawyer, Ahmed Raza Qasoori, said Friday.
Musharraf will continue to seek bail in the case, his lawyer said. An attempt on Thursday to appeal the High Court's decision at the Supreme Court appeared to have so far been unsuccessful.
The former president denies the charges against him and never gave any order to detain or abduct the judges in 2007, said Mohammad Amjad, a spokesman for his political party.
The development is the latest setback for Musharraf since the former military ruler returned to Pakistan last month to fight a series of court cases against him and re-enter the country's turbulent political scene by seeking to run in upcoming elections.
His arrest highlights the increased willingness of Pakistan's judiciary, which clashed with Musharraf during his time in power, to pursue cases against high-profile figures previously considered to be untouchable. No former Pakistani army chief has previously been arrested and detained.
Amid a long-running fight with the judiciary, Musharraf resigned as president of Pakistan in 2008 after nine years in power and went into exile the following year, living in London and Dubai. He came back to Pakistan last month under heavy security.
But so far, his return does not seem to be going according to plan.
Last week, Pakistani election officials barred him from running for a seat in parliament in elections next month, a decision his lawyer has said he will challenge.
The ex-military strongman still has to face two separate other cases dating from his time in power. The first relates to claims he did not do enough to protect the life of Benazir Bhutto -- the first woman to be elected prime minister of Pakistan -- after she was assassinated in 2007, weeks before an election in which she hoped to return to office.
Musharraf is also accused of ordering his troops to kill Nawab Akbar Bugti, a popular tribal leader, in the volatile province of Balochistan, in 2006.
CNN's Nic Robertson reported from Islamabad and Laura Smith-Spark wrote in London. CNN's Jethro Mullen, Nasir Habib and Shaan Khan contributed to this report.
