Money-laundering: MQM chief Altaf Hussain arrested in London
Money-laundering: MQM chief Altaf Hussain arrested in London | Pakistan | Dunya News
Scotland Yard arrested Altaf Hussain in London.
LONDON (Web Desk) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has been arrested in connection with the money-laundering case, Dunya News reported on Tuesday.
Metropolitan Police of London had started money laundering probe against Altaf Hussain after they recovered some money from his house, whose source could not be ascertained
During the investigation of Imran Farooq murder case the Scotland Yard had found 0.4 million pound sterling from Altaf Husaain s house following which it spread its scope of investigation.
According to Wikipedia, in UK the principal money laundering offences carry a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment under Section 334, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Following, the arrest of Altaf Hussain, negative impact was seen in Karachi Stock Exchange as the KSE-100 index dropped by 780 points.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement leaders have started arriving at Nine Zero. According to MQM leader Khwaja Izharul Hassan, the Coordination Committee has called for an emergency meeting to review the situation. MQM Coordination Committee will hold a press conference at 3:00pm today.
On the other hand, security has been put on high alert in Karachi and Hyderabad.
Shops and businesses have started to shut down in Karachi and other cities of Sindh. Markets in Gari Khata, Naya Pul, Latifabad and other areas of Hyderabad were closed.
The British Commission in Karachi has also been temporarily shut down.
MQM Chief Altaf Hussain arrested in London under money laundering charges - 3rd June 2014
Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain was arrested in London on the charges of money laundering, sources in MQM said on Tuesday. The London Police had been investigating Hussain in this case for over several months now. In a TV interview, Altaf had revealed that all his bank accounts in Britain had been frozen by the authorities. The MQM chief had admitted that the British authorities had conducted raids at his house and at his office. Javed Chaudhry, while speaking to Express News today, said London Police were investigating Hussain for three cases of money laundering, hate speech and Imran Farooq murder.
MQM Chief Altaf Hussain arrested in London under money laundering charges - 3rd June 2014
Elite investigative agencies of United Kingdom have interrogated Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain for seven hours in connection with money laundering case.
The MQM leader has been summoned for the second phase of interrogation on July 17, Daily Dunya has reported.
The agency, which investigates money laundering and anti-terrorim affairs, called Altaf Hussain at a police station in Central London.
The interrogators asked queries about
money recovered during a raid at Altaf’s residence and property in name of Altaf Hussain and his source of income.
Altaf Hussain said that the property was purchased with donations from party workers and it was owned by MQM. The hard cash is also the donations from the party workers, he further said.
According to sources, if the property and money is proved to be legal, then the case would be resolved against the MQM leader.
MQM Altaf Hussain face 7 hours interrogation on money launder and Dr. Imran Farooq killing
If his declared source of income is not the same as his "actual" source then that can be considered a crime @
janz
As far as i know, tax evasion or tax fraud, is a different play, and doea not fall into money laundering, money laundering is turning my black money into legit white money... Like 3 yrs back an SSP from one of Punjab district asked me to assist him in buying him a house in London from the cash (3crore) he had in Pakistan.....
wiki told me something else