Altaf gets two-week reprieve in money laundering case

MPS were to disclose the evidence of their case to the subjects by 16:00hrs on October 5

London Metropolitan Police have seeked more time in money laundering case against Altaf Hussain. PHOTO: REUTERS

KARACHI:
Police in London have sought more time to proceed against Altaf Hussain and two other men who were arrested on suspicion of money laundering.

The Metropolitan police obtained another two weeks from the court to charge sheet the accused.

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“A timetable has been set by the court in the on-going civil action for a cash forfeiture order, applied for under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, to establish the origin of money seized by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),” read a press statement issued by the MPS to The Express Tribune Wednesday night.


“The MPS were to disclose the evidence of their case to the subjects by 16:00hrs on October 5 (Wednesday) as part of the forfeiture timeline process,” the statement read.

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However, it added: “We are unable to meet this deadline and have requested a two-week extension, to serve our case on or before October 19 (Wednesday), as there is further material, recently received by the MPS that needs to be reviewed.”

Published in The Express Tribune, October 6th, 2016.

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