UK seeks custody of murder suspects from Pakistan

LONDON: The Scotland Yard has stepped up pressure on Pakistan once again demanding the handover of two suspects believed to have involved in a murder committed in Britain.
The News has learnt from sources linked with the murder investigation that a letter has been received in Pakistan this week in which Pakistan has been asked to hand over Mohsin Ali Syed and Muhammed Kashif Khan Kamran to the Scotland Yard “to provide essential help in resolving the murder plot”.
The letter, sent by Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on the request of Scotland Yard, has called on Pakistani authorities to “engage” with investigators in Britain about the two men who entered Britain on student visas and left on the evening of the murder incident. Mohsin Ali Syed arrived in the UK in February 2010 and Kashif Khan Kamran arrived in early September 2010.
The letter expresses frustration that previous requests have either been answered late and vague language has been used in acknowledgement letters, such as that Pakistan is committed to curbing crimes and was looking into the case of the two men and will get back to the UK authorities with updates soon.
The CPS has now asked Pakistan to make its stance clear on the two men and help Britain get “justice” for the deceased’s widow, her sons and rest of the family. The letter has told Pakistan that the murder mystery cannot be resolved without help from Pakistan as the key suspects are in Pakistani custody and their investigation is at the heart of the whole probe. The letter states that “facts” in reference to the murder can only be established when the two wanted men have been questioned about their suspected role in the killing.
The News can exclusively reveal that investigators working on the money-laundering investigation have made significant progress and have expanded their investigation in Britain and outside.
It can be disclosed that the Scotland Yard has asked three Karachi-based businessmen to reach London and answer questions in relation to the money-laundering investigation. The police have told them that they will be interviewed at a local police station in London and must inform the police at the “earliest” as to when they plan to reach London or else “action” will be taken against them. The News is aware that the businessmen have been told that they are entitled to speak to their lawyers in advance about this matter but the police interview they must attend.

The News has further learnt that another British Pakistani man has been arrested and bailed in relation to the money-laundering investigation, thus taking the total number of suspected arrested and bailed so far to four.
The 41-year old man was arrested when he attended a police station in Greater Manchester by appointment “where he was arrested on suspicion of money laundering by officers from the Metropolitan Police supported by officers from Greater Manchester police”.
When contacted by The News, the Scotland Yard confirmed that a fourth man has been “bailed to a date in April”. The spokesman said that three addresses in Bolton were searched as part of the investigation over three days.
The spokesman added: “Officers continue to investigate the alleged offences and three other men previously arrested in connection with the investigation into money laundering, remain on police bail. A 73-year old man and a 44-year old were arrested on 5 December 2013 on suspicion of money laundering and are on police bail to dates in April. A 61-year old was arrested on 3 June 2014 and is on bail to a date in April 2015.