Julia Flanagan, in mitigation for Farooq, said he had done "a great deal of growing up" since he committed his crimes.
She added: "It is an old matter now and it is assessed that Mr Farooq's regret is genuine.
"He really is feeling the disgrace, the shame, that he is in court and has lived the last years of his life in and out of Croydon Crown Court with his case.
"For someone that thought he was a big man, he has fallen very low."
Farooq had managed to find work while on bail and had got involved in politics.
Really..?!?
What sort of politics would attract a serial liar who colluded with his UKBA girlfriend to swindle immigrants out of their money for non-existent help with their visa applications?
His lawyer said: "He has worked volunteering for the Labour Party, of whom he is an enthusiastic supporter."
Ahahahahahahahahahahaha..!!! Delicious!
Labour certainly attracts the brightest and best doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteIn other news, quite often I do a Google search for Ambush Predator, when I'm on a different PC or have re-installed the browser / OS, and today I've noticed that your blog is the one that gets returned first in the list of results. It always used to be the Wikipedia entry first, but now it's you.
ReplyDeleteThat last comment was by me, forgot to select name / URL tho' - sorry, still not at all relevant to the story either.
ReplyDeleteChapter 44 of The Defence Counsels Mitigation Handbook
ReplyDeleteWould that be the party what t' unions just annihilated?
ReplyDeleteNow where's the opposition? We need a strong opposition: Fascism comes from both left & right these days.
Howdy there podner, ropin' in the prime pre-dator hereabouts when your'n outta yer prime data whereabouts is sure gettin to be as easy as young Charlene. That easy.
ReplyDelete"Labour certainly attracts the brightest and best doesn't it?"
ReplyDeleteI know! Keep it up!
"and today I've noticed that your blog is the one that gets returned first in the list of results."
Ooh-er! I'd never have noticed that!
"Now where's the opposition? We need a strong opposition..."
I was pinning my hopes on UKIP... :(