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| Scotland Yard "race row" after senior Muslim officer not promoted |
| 2007-03-08 |
| Scotland Yard was plunged into a race row last night after one of the country's most senior Muslim officers failed in his bid for promotion. Chief Superintendent Ali Dizaei, an outspoken critic of racism in the Met, was one of ten officers hoping to be selected for the rank of Commander. But yesterday he was turned down for the £95,000-a-year post prompting a furious backlash from his supporters in the powerful National Black Police Association, to which he is legal adviser. A senior official in the NBPA alleged Iranian-born Mr Dizaei, 44, may have been the victim of a 'personal vendetta' and demanded urgent talks with Met chief Sir Ian Blair to discuss the promotion snub. He also indicated the case could end up at an employment tribunal. In a separate statement, the Metropolitan Black Police Association said it was "extremely disappointed" that Mr Dizaei had not been selected by a four-strong police authority promotion board, which was advised by Sir Ian. "We suspect the decision of the Metropolitan Police Authority was not free from bias and could not have been reached on the basis of objective and fair criteria," it said. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #6 Let's keep something straight: Moslems are not a race, they're members of a death-cult. |
| Posted by: Kalle 2007-03-08 14:25 |
| #5 I could care less what this enemy alien thinks. I guess that makes me prejudiced. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-03-08 11:37 |
| #4 was one of ten officers hoping to be selected . . . ok, right there a 10% chance, all things being equal. "We suspect the decision of the Metropolitan Police Authority was not free from bias . . ." accusation? check. proof? on the other hand: Mr Dizaei . . . angered scores of colleagues by writing a controversial book about his time at Scotland Yard another "victim" I'm sure. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2007-03-08 11:20 |
| #3 Jeez, it's almost like Jesse Jackson turned himself into an Iranian and became a British cop... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-03-08 10:40 |
| #2 I am Muslim. Therefore I am entitled. Give me my due, dhimmi. Or else. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2007-03-08 10:29 |
| #1 Gee whiz, after pissing and moaning publicly for two full years, they didn't promote him? Go figure. |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-03-08 10:06 |