(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Muttahida qaumi movement (mqm) chief altaf hussain?s bail conditions did not impose any travel restrictions on him mqm leader mustafa azizabadi said in an interview with the british broadcasting corporation (bbc).
azizabadi said that the party chief has no intention of visiting pakistan in near future.
the mqm also said in a statement that “as the leader of a democratically elected party altaf hussain understands that this ongoing investigation is part of due process and completely normal ... in a democratic country”.
altaf hussain appreciated the mqm workers and sympathisers for staging peaceful protests across the country for him.
soon after his release altaf hussain addressed his party lawmakers and workers who were participating in a sit-in protest at numaish chowrangi in karachi against his arrest in london over telephone.
he had said: “i salute those who participated in the sit-in protest against my arrest. i will continue to fight for the truth until my last breath. i respect the british law and have complete trust in the british judicial system.”
the mqm chief was released on saturday on bail four days after he was arrested on the suspicion of money laundering by the london metropolitan police.
prior to altaf hussain’s release he was interrogated for nearly nine hours at the police station. the metropolitan police said the mqm chief would be required to report in july.
mqm workers in karachi and other sindh towns celebrated the release of their leaders by distributing sweets.
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