ATC acquits six MQM-P leaders in provocative speech case
The cases were filed against MQM-P leaders for facilitating provocative speeches of party founder Altaf Hussain
- Cases were registered in different police stations in Karachi.
- They were filed over facilitatingprovocative speeches by Altaf Hussain.
- Court also acquitsJaved Rahim, Mehmood Abdul Razzaq and Amir Khan.
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday acquitted six MQM-P leaders — includingorganisational restoration committee head Farooq Sattar — in three cases of provocative speech.
The police said that the cases were registered at different police stations in Karachi back in 2016.
The cases were registered against the party leaders over making, facilitating, and listening to provocative and contentious speeches by party chiefAltaf Hussain.
The court acquittedFarooq Sattar, Waseem Akhtar, Khawaja Izharul Hassan, Javed Rahim, Mehmood Abdul Razzaq and Amir Khan.
Abdur Rauf Siddiqui andQamar Mansoor have been acquitted in one case each whileSalman Mujahid Baloch in two cases.