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MQM founder summoned again for interrogation by UK police

MQM founder summoned again for interrogation by UK police
September 12, 2019
LONDON (92 News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has been summoned again for interrogation regarding to the incitement speech against Pakistan. According to the sources, the MQM founder has been asked to appear at the British police station to answer questions about the incitement speech, August 2016 from London to a rally in Karachi, inquiry. It is worth mentioning here that Altaf Hussain was summoned after Pakistani authorities produced new material to Scotland Yard detectives investigating the case. The sources also informed that the MQM founder may be arrested if he cannot satisfy the investigators. The police sources have confirmed that Hussain is under strict bail conditions while the investigation is going on. He is not allowed to address a crowd of people for fear of arousing them and he is bound to stay at the designated address under curfew conditions from evening to morning. The MQM founder cannot travel out of the UK without the police permission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKlWkwGdc3g On June 12, London police informed that Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain was released on bail.  The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the current evidence was not enough to charge Altaf Hussain at this stage. Earlier, The MQM leader had only confirmed his name, date of birth and his residential address in front of the London police. Afterwards, on the advice of his lawyer, Hussain declined to respond to the questions and chose to go for no comment option to all questions asked by the police officials.
A day earlier, Scotland Yard arrested Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain from his house in London.

The FIA had already submitted an application to Interpol for the arrest of Altaf Hussain. He has been shifted to a local police station.