MQM founder Altaf Hussain arrested in London

London: MQM founder Altaf Hussain was arrested after being attacked in London.

According to Geo News, more than a dozen police officers raided Hussain's residence.

Metropolitan Police Department

The British Metropolitan Police issued a statement saying that a man was arrested for allegedly investigating a series of comments made by individuals related to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Pakistan.

"The man in his 60s was arrested at an address in northwest London. He was arrested on suspicion of deliberately encouraging or assisting in violation of article 44 of the Serious Crimes Act of 2007." The police said he did not Mentioned the founder of MQM.

It stated that he was detained under PACE and taken to the police station in South London, where he is still being detained by the police.

“As part of the investigation, officials are searching at the address in northwest London. Detectives are also searching at a separate commercial address in northwest London.

The survey, led by officials of the Metropolitan Anti-Terrorism Command, focused on speeches made by individuals related to the Pakistani MQM movement in August 2016 and other speeches previously broadcast by the same person.

Throughout the investigation, the police have been in contact with the Pakistani authorities regarding our ongoing investigation. "

According to Geo TV, 15 officials of the London police also searched the home of the founder of MQM after detaining him.

Our reporter said that Altaf Hussain was arrested for a complaint from Pakistan.

According to unconfirmed reports, he was arrested for his hate speech in Pakistan by phone in 2016.

He was accused of speaking on the phone and inciting violence.

After the speech of Altaf Hussein on August 22 led to attacks on television and violent protests, MQM suffered a crackdown.

He was also accused of threatening senior officers in his speech.

At the same time, our reporter in Islamabad stated that the authorities have confirmed that Altaf Hussein was arrested for complaints registered in Pakistan.