INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
LONDON: The Metropolitan Cop has issued a statement confirming that a man has been arrested in associateion with an investigation into a
number of speeches made by an individual associated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Pakistan.MQM Founder Altaf Hussain was
arrested on Tuesday from his London residence in a raid conducted by Scotland Yard.&The man, who is aged in his 60s, was arrested at an
address in north west London
He was arrested on suspicion of intentionally encouraging or assisting offences opposite to Section 44 of the Serious Crime Act 2007,&
Metropolitan Cop said.He was detained under PACE and taken to a south London police station, where he currently remains in police custody,
it added.&As part of the investigation, officers are carrying out a search at the north west London address
Detectives are also searching a separate commercial address in north west London.&&The investigation, which is being led by officers from
the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, is focused on a speech broadcast in August 2016 by an individual associated with the MQM movement in
Pakistan as well as other speeches precedingly broadcast by the same person.&Throughout the investigation, officers have been liaising with
Pakistani authorities in relation to our ongoing enquiries, the statement said and added that the ‘enquiries continue& in the
matter.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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