The sentence spells the end of the Iranian officer's controversial 25-year career.And it seems they aren't inished with him yet. He faces further charges.*
It also signals the humiliating demise of Britain's most controversial ethnic minority police officer, who has brazenly challenged any attempt to bring him to book over a series of alleged misdemeanours.
Naturally, the 'Guardian' can't wait to air the expected grievances:
Today's guilty verdict will do little to quell suspicions among black and Asian police officers that Ali Dizaei has been the subject of a racist witch hunt.Yeah, good luck with that...
Plenty of ordinary cops are cheering this verdict. No idea what their race is. And why should it matter, anyway?
*Although there's always the deeply unsettling thought that he might be back...
Rather like St. Cyril...
ReplyDelete"The death of St. Cyril was greeted with jubilation among the living and trepidation among the dead; the jubilation of the living was marred only by the prospect that the dead would find him too much trouble, and send him back to rejoin them."
Even the Graun's journalist/axe grinder Vikram Dodd refers to Dizaei's 'stunning rise' thru the ranks since he kicked off in Thames Valley in 1986.
ReplyDeleteIn other words, he played the race card to perfection, and has now, belatedly, been exposed as a total shit- what a surprise!
"Rather like St. Cyril..."
ReplyDeleteIndeed! :)
"In other words, he played the race card to perfection, and has now, belatedly, been exposed as a total shit- what a surprise!"
The Met deserves a great deal of critiscism for that, and for the huge waste of public money that was 'Op Helios'...
Thank you for the link. I've posted you (at last) on my blogroll.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the length of time it's taken me to do it, but if you think my approach to tidying my blog is lazy, you should see my spare room cupboard.
I put my public order gear on before going in there...