A spokeswoman for London's Metropolitan Police said that following his arrest, 60-year-old Hussain had been allowed to attend a pre-arranged medical appointment on Tuesday. "At the request of medical professionals, he was kept in hospital until today," the spokeswoman said.
"The release back to detention was agreed after consultation with the hospital responsible for assessing his medical condition." Police refused to give any further details of his hospital stay. Imran Mirza, the acting Pakistani High Commissioner to the UK, had said on Thursday that the police would question Hussain after he was discharged from hospital. Police had concluded the search of Hussain's house on Thursday which had been going on since 5:30am on Tuesday.