LONDON – London Court announces verdict in MQM founder Chief Altaf Hussainbail plea.
The bail for Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain, in theincitement to violence case against him, was extended on Friday after heappeared before a judge at London’s Central Criminal Court.
A trial date was also set today; a preliminary hearing will be held onMarch 20, 2020 and the trial will begin on June 1.
Hussain appeared before Justice Sweeney at the crown court famously knownas Old Bailey, after a Magistrates court on October 10 passed his case herefor trial.
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On October 11, Hussain was formally charged by the Crown ProsecutionService under Section 1(2) of the Terrorism Act 2006 for encouragingterrorism during a speech he made in August 2016. If convicted, he couldface a maximum prison sentence of 15 years along with a fine.
