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09-09-2016, 05:00 AM
LONDON: Mark Sedwill, MP, Permanent Secretary of Home ******, has stressed that Scotland Yard is **t under pressure from “any part of the state” in relation to the MQM related investigations, including the 22nd August incitement of violence speech made by the Edgware-based exiled leader Altaf Hussain.
Mark Sedwill, who appeared with the Home Secretary Amber Rudd before the Home Affairs Select Committee, was forced to defend the position of British authorities after Naz Shah, the Labour MP for Bradford West who is a member of the powerful select committee, asked a number of questions from the home secretary in reference to the 22nd August speech by Altaf Hussain and discovery of ******* list from his home during a police raid – and inability of the police to take action against Altaf.
Naz Shah, MP, asked the home secretary: “On the 23 August, the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into whether the London-based Pakistani politician Altaf Hussain has incited violence in Karachi. Despite a receipt for ******* being found in Altaf Hussain’s home, previous investigations have been hampered by the failure to use terrorism legislation. Can you confirm that the abject failure of the Foreign ****** to list the MQM as a terrorist outfit should have ** bearing on the CPS decision on whether or **t to use terrorism legislation in relation to the MQM? And can you confirm that the CPS should consider only the evidence it is presented with and resist pressure from other parts of the British state to go soft on the MQM?”
The Home Secretary asked Mark Sedwill to reply to Naz Shah’s questions. The permanent secretary, Home ******, replied that there is “** pressure from any part of the state to go soft on the MQM”.
Mark Sedwill revealed that he had been personally “in contact with our Pakistani counterpart precisely on this investigation ensuring that we provide evidence to the police they will need to for a proper criminal investigation.”He elaborated that the police investigation will **t be affected whether or **t the terrorism legislation is used during the course of investigation into the MQM cases.
In reference to the demands being made that Altaf Hussain’s 22nd August speech should be investigated under the Terrorism Act 2006 as in the case of hate preacher Anjum Chaudhry, Mark Sedwill said he was aware there were terrorism offences highlighted recently in the press about the members of a proscribed organisation.
He added: “Offences that are about incitement, violence, engagement in terrorism activities are separate from whether you are a member of a proscribed organisation, police will investigate according to whatever is appropriate vehicle whether it’s traditional criminal investigation or an investigating heading towards a tact offences, of course it’s an operation decision for the police.”
This was the first time the newly-appointed home secretary appeared before the Home Affairs Select Committee to answers questions on a range of issues, including policing, immigration and counter-terrorism.
Earlier this year in January, Naz Shah, MP, had questioned Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Metropolitan Police chief, during his appearance before the Home Affairs Select Committee at the House of Commons.
The Bradford West MP had, at that time, asked the Scotland Yard chief about the cancellation of bail condition of Altaf Hussain, Sarfraz Merchant, M Anwar, Tariq Mir, Latif Jiwa and Yasin Haji and the facts surrounding the case. She had also questioned the police inability to question the MQM related cases using terrorism legislation.
On 26 August last month, Naz Shah, MP, asked the UK authorities to proscribe the MQM ‘terrorist organisation’ because of its links with violence. She had written a letter to the home secretary stating: “There exists a catalogue of historic police investigations into both MQM and its leadership regarding potential links to terrorism, money laundering and murder. In 2010, British Judge Lord Bannatyne stated that MQM was a ‘violent organisation’ responsible for the deaths of over 200 police ******rs. Given these facts as home secretary, can you please clarify why MQM is **t proscribed as a terrorist organisation?”MP Naz Shah had then indicated that she will subject the home secretary to questioning on this issue when she appears before the Home Affairs Select Committee.
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Mark Sedwill, who appeared with the Home Secretary Amber Rudd before the Home Affairs Select Committee, was forced to defend the position of British authorities after Naz Shah, the Labour MP for Bradford West who is a member of the powerful select committee, asked a number of questions from the home secretary in reference to the 22nd August speech by Altaf Hussain and discovery of ******* list from his home during a police raid – and inability of the police to take action against Altaf.
Naz Shah, MP, asked the home secretary: “On the 23 August, the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into whether the London-based Pakistani politician Altaf Hussain has incited violence in Karachi. Despite a receipt for ******* being found in Altaf Hussain’s home, previous investigations have been hampered by the failure to use terrorism legislation. Can you confirm that the abject failure of the Foreign ****** to list the MQM as a terrorist outfit should have ** bearing on the CPS decision on whether or **t to use terrorism legislation in relation to the MQM? And can you confirm that the CPS should consider only the evidence it is presented with and resist pressure from other parts of the British state to go soft on the MQM?”
The Home Secretary asked Mark Sedwill to reply to Naz Shah’s questions. The permanent secretary, Home ******, replied that there is “** pressure from any part of the state to go soft on the MQM”.
Mark Sedwill revealed that he had been personally “in contact with our Pakistani counterpart precisely on this investigation ensuring that we provide evidence to the police they will need to for a proper criminal investigation.”He elaborated that the police investigation will **t be affected whether or **t the terrorism legislation is used during the course of investigation into the MQM cases.
In reference to the demands being made that Altaf Hussain’s 22nd August speech should be investigated under the Terrorism Act 2006 as in the case of hate preacher Anjum Chaudhry, Mark Sedwill said he was aware there were terrorism offences highlighted recently in the press about the members of a proscribed organisation.
He added: “Offences that are about incitement, violence, engagement in terrorism activities are separate from whether you are a member of a proscribed organisation, police will investigate according to whatever is appropriate vehicle whether it’s traditional criminal investigation or an investigating heading towards a tact offences, of course it’s an operation decision for the police.”
This was the first time the newly-appointed home secretary appeared before the Home Affairs Select Committee to answers questions on a range of issues, including policing, immigration and counter-terrorism.
Earlier this year in January, Naz Shah, MP, had questioned Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Metropolitan Police chief, during his appearance before the Home Affairs Select Committee at the House of Commons.
The Bradford West MP had, at that time, asked the Scotland Yard chief about the cancellation of bail condition of Altaf Hussain, Sarfraz Merchant, M Anwar, Tariq Mir, Latif Jiwa and Yasin Haji and the facts surrounding the case. She had also questioned the police inability to question the MQM related cases using terrorism legislation.
On 26 August last month, Naz Shah, MP, asked the UK authorities to proscribe the MQM ‘terrorist organisation’ because of its links with violence. She had written a letter to the home secretary stating: “There exists a catalogue of historic police investigations into both MQM and its leadership regarding potential links to terrorism, money laundering and murder. In 2010, British Judge Lord Bannatyne stated that MQM was a ‘violent organisation’ responsible for the deaths of over 200 police ******rs. Given these facts as home secretary, can you please clarify why MQM is **t proscribed as a terrorist organisation?”MP Naz Shah had then indicated that she will subject the home secretary to questioning on this issue when she appears before the Home Affairs Select Committee.
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