The former president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, was escorted under police guard from his fortified villa outside of Islamabad and taken to a Pakistani courtroom on Friday.

There, he appeared before a judge that immediately placed him under arrest and ordered him to appear before Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court in two days on Monday.

Musharraf was allowed to go home briefly before being taken away to police headquarters and confinment. The judge ordered him held under house arrest until his next appearance on Monday.

Musharraf escaped from a courthouse on Thursday to his villa on the outskirts of Islamabad. His freedom was short-lived.

Musharraf must face allegations that he over-stepped his powers when he dismissed and placed Pakistan’s top judges under house arrest as his rule was crumbling.

He may also face charges for the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto as well as Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.

The former military ruler returned to Pakistan, after four years of self-imposed exile in London, Dubai, and the Arab Emirates. After his return, he announced that he would run for the Pakistani Parliament in the up-coming elections. Musharraf has kept himself locked behind the closed doors of his villa protected by security guards defending him against the Taliban who have made it known that they would like to kill him.

Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, the national election commission disqualified him from the race.

A lawyer for Musharraf said that he would be filing a petition to have the arrest overturned and have Musharraf released from custody.

Musharraf seized power in a miitary coup in 1999.