The Scotland Yard said it was investigating the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain’s speech for inciting violence in Karachi when he addressed party workers and supporters from his north-London base on Monday.
Violence erupted in Karachi after MQM’s Altaf Hussain, who has been living in Edgware for over 20 years, addressed supporters in the city via a telephone call.
The police are examining Hussain’s speech following “numerous calls from the public” to see if his remarks broke any English laws, a Scotland Yard spokeswoman told the Guardian.
She added, “Where evidence of criminal activity is found we will consult with the Crown Prosecution Service.”
Authorities in Pakistan claimed Hussain described the country as a “cancer” and incited his followers to attack two media stations that he accused of bias.
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On the other hand, an MQM spokesman claimed that the violence flared after the party’s supporters were fired on by police where one person was killed.
MQM’s Altaf Hussain has already been under investigation since last summer following previous speeches.
The Metropolitan police have been probing many old speeches made by Hussain, who holds joint British-Pakistani citizenship, one of the three separate cases by the force into Hussain and other MQM members.
Hussain apologised for his remarks on Tuesday, blaming “mental stress”. MQM’s Jalil constantly sought to play down rumours of a split within the party, a senior party member Dr Farooq Sattar distanced MQM from Hussain’s comments, saying the party should now be run “from Pakistan not London”.
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