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One of Scotland Yard's most senior minority officers has accepted a substantial payout and an apology from the News of the World for false allegations arising from an investigation by the “fake sheikh” Mazher Mahmood.
The paper has backed down in the face of legal action from Commander Ali Dizaei after Mahmood, its star investigative reporter, claimed the officer “employed an illegal immigrant as his right-hand man and took him to the heart of the British establishment”.
The subject of the story, Ace Bakhtyari, of Iran, was subsequently jailed for having a fake passport and deported. Dizaei, one of the Met's most high-profile officers, complained that the story implied he knew that Bakhtyari was an illegal immigrant but nevertheless employed him.
Describing what it alleged was an “incredible security breach”, the paper detailed how Bakhtyari was taken to parliament where he met senior Labour figures such as the home affairs select committee chairman, Keith Vaz, and former home secretary John Reid. The report said Bakhtyari was able to bypass security because he was with Dizaei. It was also said that he had accompanied him to Scotland Yard.
But the officer maintained that the allegations were false and that he never knowingly hired an illegal immigrant to do any work for him. He said Bakhtyari was subject to the normal security procedures at the Commons and never visited Scotland Yard.
Dizaei's lawyers reached a settlement with News International, which printed an apology at the weekend. It said: “On 15 March 2009 we reported that Commander Ali Dizaei of the Metropolitan police was responsible for serious security breaches at the House of Commons and Scotland Yard. We now accept that this was not the case and that there were no security breaches nor did he (or his wife) knowingly employ an illegal immigrant. We apologise to Commander Dizaei for the distress and embarrassment caused by our report.”
A statement formalising the deal and withdrawing the allegations will be read to the high court in the next few weeks.
Eddie Parladorio, Dizaei's solicitor said: “I think it is very regrettable that Commander Dizaei has been forced to take legal action. These were very serious allegations against a senior officer regarding his professionalism.”
The payout comes at the end of an eventful year for Dizaei. He currently faces charges – which he denies – of misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice arising from the arrest of a man after a disturbance in a restaurant last July.
His profile has also led to other confrontations with newspapers. In September he received substantial damages and costs from the Daily Mail and the London Evening Standard after both papers falsely accused him of being a bigamist.
The latest settlement also bookmarks a difficult year for the News of the World following the Guardian's revelations that News International had reached out-of-court settlements with three people whose mobile phones had been hacked into.
One of them, Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, received £700,000. A parliamentary report into the affair has been delayed until next year so that MPs can hear from Rebekah Brooks, the chief executive of News International.
Last month the paper faced further criticism when it was forced to pay £800.000 to Matt Driscoll, a former sports reporter who told an employment tribunal he suffered from a culture of bullying led by former editor Andy Coulson, now David Cameron's head of communications. Driscoll was found to have suffered unfair dismissal and disability discrimination.
It is the second year in a row Van Barneveld has hit a nine-darter at the
World championship, having done so in last year's quarter-final against
fellow countryman Jelle Klaasen.
“To hit a nine-darter was wonderful and the crowd really showed their
appreciation,” Van Barneveld said on http://www.pdc.tv.
Earlier, Kirk Shepherd made short work of John Part in the second round to
gain revenge on the man who beat him in the final two years ago.
Shepherd, who was beaten 7-2 in the 2008 final as Part won his third world
title, claimed a 4-1 (3-1, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-2) victory.
“I'm happy to get through but it wasn't tidy,” said the world number
29. “I ground it out but I think there was maybe too much respect up
there and that we were both thinking about the final.
“In the world championship you have to play well to go far and I didn't
play well at all. I can't just click my fingers and play well, it doesn't
work like that - I need to go away and practice and I'll do that and come
back better.”
Shepherd now plays Mark Webster, who recovered from losing the opening two
sets to beat Peter Manley 4-2 (0-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2).
Also through to the next round are Colin Lloyd and Kevin Painter.
Lloyd came from a set down on three occasions to beat Denis Ovens 4-3 (2-3,
3-2, 0-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 3-0), while Painter also saw off Vincent van der
Voort 4-3 (3-2, 3-0, 2-3, 2-3, 3-2, 1-3, 3-1) to set up a meeting with Van
Barneveld.
In the night's final game, Ronnie Baxter swept past an out-of-sorts Gary
Anderson, winning 4-0 (3-2, 3-2, 3-2, 3-2)
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According to a story on CNN, Spanish police on the island of Majorca have said a post-mortem to ascertain the cause of death of Boyzone member, Stephen Gately, will be done on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009. Gately, age 33, died in his sleep over the weekend. Normally, Gately's post-mortem would have been done today but as Monday is Dia de la Hispanidad (Columbus Day), it's a national holiday for Spain. Meanwhile, the other members of Boyzone, Ronan, Keith, Mikey & Shane, have flown to Majorca to be with Stephen Gately's long-time partner, Andy Cowles.
As Stephen Gately was so young, only 33, when he died, attention has already been focusing on any possible pre-existing conditions, health-related problems, or even foul play. But, Spanish police have already said there were “no signs of suspicious circumstances”. It's reported that Andy Cowles has also said Gately just simply went to bed, fell asleep and never woke up. If this is, in fact, exactly what happened, what are some of the possible causes of dying in your sleep and is it possible Gately suffered from one of them?
The British newspaper, The Times, in a story published in 2005, came to the conclusion that some groups of people are more likely to die in their sleep than while being awake. The elderly, for instance, often die in their sleep simply because their brain forgets to tell them to breath. Sufferers of sleep apnea (known as sleep apnoea in the UK), which is a disorder where the brain switches off and doesn't remind the body to breath, can also die in their sleep - again, from not breathing. It's not known at this time if sleep apnea could be the cause of death for Stephen Gately or if he had ever suffered from it.
Another known recorded cause of death while sleeping is when the deceased goes to sleep while drunk, vomits in his or her sleep and then suffocates on their own vomit. Heart attacks while sleeping have also been a recorded cause of death. Again, though, so far there's no mention of either of these being a factor in the death of Stephen Gately.
According to The Times article, there are no reliable statistics for how many people actually do die in their sleep because post-mortems and death certificates record actually causes eg: sleep apnea, and not just “died in sleep”. Which also means dying in your sleep could be even more common than many of us are aware of.
Meanwhile, on the official Boyzone website, the message simply says, “We are truly sorry to confirm that Stephen tragically died on Saturday whilst on holiday, with his partner Andrew, in Mallorca. We are unable to give any other details at this time.”
More information will be forthcoming, no doubt, after the post-mortem on Stephen Gately on Tuesday.
SOURCES:
Boyzone Official Website
The Times Online - Why death is more likely to strike while you sleep
CNN - Post-mortem due on Boyzone's Stephen Gately
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