Britain’s most senior Muslim officer accuses Sir Ian Blair of discrimination
August 31, 2008
At a press conference held by Britain’s senior most Muslim police officer, Mr. Ghaffur, he directly blamed the Metropolitan police chief, Sir Ian Blair, for discriminating against him over a long period.
This statement by Tarique Ghaffur, the assistant commissioner, resulted in the Metropolitan police top brass to react strongly. Reacting to the public comments made by Mr. Ghaffur, Deputy Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson stated:
“In short, I think it is long past time that we all shut up, stop making public statements about private disputes, and get on with the job we are paid to do.”
Mr. Ghaffur, who had launched a claim of racial discrimination with an employment tribunal, said that:
“The case is essentially to do with my treatment at the highest levels of the Met, in particular the discrimination I have been subject to over a long period of time by the present commissioner Sir Ian Blair.”
The Senior Officials at Scotland Yard were furious at the public airing of an internal matter. Sir Paul said:
“I do not think it was appropriate for this matter to be conducted in such a public way. On being informed just last evening that he had decided to hold a press conference, I did make this clear to him and suggested he reconsider his intentions.”
What ever the case may be, it is unfair to wash dirty linen in public as the act itself tarnishes the image of the whole police service.
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