*ISLAMABAD – A team from the UK police arrived in Islamabad on Saturday tosee whether a case can be made in the UK against MQM founder Altaf Hussain.*
It will record witnesses’ statements on Monday.
The MQM founder, who is a British national and is currently living inLondon, is accused of expressing anti-Pakistan sentiments during atelephonic speech on August 22, 2016. The speech was broadcast in Karachiby leaders of the MQM.
The Sindh police chief was sent a letter informing him about the policeteam’s arrival on April 6. A team of the Metropolitan Police’s SO15 CounterTerrorism Command will be interrogating six witnesses in the case and hassummoned them on Monday.
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All six witnesses are from the Sindh police and the police chief has beendirected to ensure their presence before the team.
