British-Pakistani found guilty of conspiring to kill blogger Ahmed Waqas

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 21 July 2021

Mohhamed Gohir Khan has been convicted for his role in a conspiracy to kill Pakistani blogger Ahmed Waqas Goraya. The legal action was supported by Scotland Yard's Counter-Terrorism Unit and Dutch authorities.

Summary

LONDON—A British national of Pakistani origin, Mohhamed Gohir Khan has been found guilty of conspiring to murder Pakistani blogger Ahmed Waqas Goraya living in Netherlands.

The Scotland Yard’s Counter-Terrorism Command Unit and the Dutch authorities conducted the investigation.

Khan was charged with the crime by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), a United Kingdom-based independent investigation agency, which works in collaboration with the police and courts, on 28 June.

“The exact charge is that between the 16th day of February 2021 and the 24th day of June 2021 conspired together with persons unknown to murder Ahmad Waqas Goraya, contrary to Section 1(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977," the CPS mentioned.

KEY POINTS:

• Mohhamed Gohir Khan is a British national of Pakistani descent.
• He conspired to murder blogger Ahmed Waqas Goraya.
• The investigation involved Scotland Yard's Counter-Terrorism Command Unit.
• Charges were filed by the Crown Prosecution Service on June 28.
• The conspiracy spanned from February 16 to June 24, 2021.