Imran Frooq murder case: CTC of London's MPS produces 'key' evidence before ATC

A senior official of Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) of London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on Monday produced key evidence before Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) regarding Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr Imran Farooq murder case.

Chief investigation officer and senior official of CTC's MPS, Stuart Greenway testified his statement before ATC Judge Shahrukh Arjumand and submitted key evidence with respect to the MQM leader murder case. Out of 23 witnesses, three officials of London police appeared before the court as prosecution witnesses.

Stuart Greenway while recording his statement produced murder weapon, a brick, two sharp-edged weapons (knives), CCTV footage of the murder scene and the diagram and map of crime scene before the court. Greenway also submitted fingerprint reports from the crime scene before the court.

During the hearing, three accused Moazzam Ali, Khalid Shahim and Syed Mohsin Ali were present in the courtroom. The chief investigation officer also produced the academic record and college attendance of accused Mohsin. He also submitted record related to arrival of Moshin as well as his emails in the UK.

The other witnesses included Kevin Marin, Detective Sergeant MPS, David Frisby, Detective Constable MPS, Ann Conningham, senior reporting fingerprint examiner MPS, Stephen Townson, forensic services MPS, David Cornish, Detective Constable MPS, Paul Grogan, forensic practitioner MPS, Gerard Cummins, police officer MPS, Nick Kelly, detective constable MPS, Paul Hallman, police officer MPS, Danny Hooper, detective constable MPS, Dr S Al-Sarraj, consultant Neuro-Pathologist of NHS, Andrew Walker HH, Coroner for Greater of HH Coroner's office, Rober Chapman, consultant forensic pathologist Coroner and police service, Asif Siddiqui, Director London Academy of Management Science, Najaf Syed, Urdu interpreter, Edyta Silwa, employee of London Academy of Management Sciences, Rizwan-ul-Haq, manager MCB bank, Muazzain Ali Khan, CEO Comnet Enterprises, Mohammad Akbar, company director (a taxi company), Simon, Whitehouse Bank employee, Barclays Bank Plc, Shumalia Syeda Nazar, wife of victim, and Khalid Khan Niazi, secretary attorney general for Pakistan of office of the Attorney General for Pakistan.

The court has recorded the statement of British police officer and adjourned hearing till December 5.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on October 10 submitted vital evidence received from the United Kingdom related to the murder case in the ATC. The UK authorities have also agreed to produce British witnesses before the Pakistani court to testify in the murder case.

The evidence received from the UK Central Authority are CCTV footage of the murder incident, forensic and post-mortem reports, recovery memo, and statements of the investigation officer as well as 23 witnesses.

On October 10, the prosecution informed the ATC that out of 23 British witnesses, three would appear before the ATC to testify in this case, whereas the rest would record their statements through video link facility.

Two suspects of the case Khalid Shamim and Syed Mohsin Ali reportedly have recorded their confessional statements before the magistrate, saying that Dr Farooq was killed because he was a potent threat to the leadership of the MQM. However, recently, these suspects have backtracked from their confessional statement, saying that they recorded the previous statement under coercion.

Another suspect, Moazzam Ali, has not yet recorded his confessional statement in the case. The ATC indicted the accused under various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997, related to the murder, abetment and hatching a conspiracy to kill.

On December 5, 2015, the FIA registered a case against the MQM founder and other party leaders for their alleged involvement in the murder of Dr Imran Farooq.