Ex-Minister Umar receiving police protection over 2016 threat
Umar began receiving police protection a month after he resigned as Home Minister
Former Home Minister Umar Naseer (c)
Former Home Minister Umar Naseer has been receiving police protection since 2016 over a threat against him.
The police stated that he has been receiving protection since July 31, 2016, after investigations into a threat.
The police stated that it has been renewing Umar’s protection and that the last renewal was in May.
Umar began receiving police protection a month after he resigned as Home Minister.
He had also requested protection earlier as Home Minister, via a letter to then Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim.
According to a document shared on social media, Umar sent a letter to Nazim on January 26, 2014, stating that he received information of a plot to attack him and requesting that the Defence Minister provide him 24-hour protection or a pistol.
