LONDON: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Altaf Hussain will go on trial in relation to the hate speech trial in January next year at the Kingston Crown Court.The Crown Prosecution Service has.
Altaf’s trial on hate speech next year
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May 23, 2021
LONDON: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Altaf Hussain will go on trial in relation to the hate speech trial in January next year at the Kingston Crown Court.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed to The News and Geo that Altaf Hussain’s trial will start on January 31, 2022 and will last for about three weeks.
Sources have told this correspondent that the MQM founder had sought to delay his terrorism speech trial indefinitely citing serious health issues and the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed that Altaf Hussain’s trial has been postponed twice before, because of the pandemic and his own health issues.
MQM founder Altaf Hussain to be on trial in UK next year for hate speech
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Saturday May 22, 2021
MQM founder Altaf Hussain s terrorism speech trial starts January 31, 2022, UK s Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.
He was charged under the Terrorism Act, 2006 on suspicion of intentionally encouraging or assisting offences contrary to Section 44 of the UK s Serious Crimes Act, 2007.
MQM founder made speech only for “political purposes” and didn’t encourage terrorism, his lawyer has argued.
LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder Altaf Hussain will go on trial in January next year at the UK s Kingston Crown Court for allegedly using hate speech and encouraging an act of terrorism.
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