Lord Ahmed reiterates questions on enquiry against Altaf Hussain

London : Pakistan-origin British politician and life-peer Lord Nazir Ahmed has once again taken the controversial affairs of MQM and its leader Altaf Hussain with Home Secretary Theresa May and Attorney General Jeremy Wright. In his letters to both the dignitaries, Lord Nazir Ahmed has drawn their attention that the Metropolitan Police has recently decided to lift the bail conditions on Altaf Hussain, who has previously been investigated in relation to possible money laundering, along with five other party members as the British media reported. “Given the scale of the police investigation which has lasted over a period of years, he would be interested to know why the evidence gathered was not forwarded to the Crown Prosecution Service for assessment especially as the investigation was a multi-million pounds one, as reported in the media. This raises suspicions as it suggests there was some outside pressure put onto the investigation, causing it to become a failure and therefore be unsuccessful in prosecuting those who were said to be involved with money laundering,” he said.Lord Nazir Ahmed said he understands the MQM’s own lawyers are aware of the strong evidence facing their clients. He was told that Altaf Husain’s lawyer were certain that their client would have charged. It is, therefore, difficult to understand why the police decided that this evidence gathered, at considerable cost to the public’s purse, did not even merit being sent to the Crown Prosecution Service.