Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The security guard accused of assassinating the governor of Punjab's province was presented in court Monday -- a day ahead of schedule, ostensibly to avoid the warm reception he received at his last appearance.
In an unplanned appearance at an Islamabad court, Muhammad Mumtaz Qadri confessed to killing Governor Salman Taseer, said Hakim Khan, the official in charge of the police station where Qadri was being kept in custody.
Qadri was then taken to anti-terrorism court in the neighboring city of Rawalpindi. He was ordered taken to prison until his next appearance on January 24.
Authorities said they presented Qadri in court a day before his scheduled appearance because police had completed its investigation. CNN
