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Muslim plans to sue British Police Service over guard duty removal
 A MUSLIM firearms officer is taking legal action against the British police after he was removed from a squad that guards senior officials, including Prime Minister Tony Blair, The Independent newspaper said today.A police spokeswoman confirmed that London's Metropolitan Police had been notified of an employment tribunal claim by a policeman "alleging discrimination on the grounds of race and religious belief". She declined to comment further. The Independent said Amjad Farooq, 39, was told in 2003 he was a threat to national security because two of his five children then aged 9 and 11 had gone to a mosque associated with a suspected extremist group. It said he was also told by colleagues that his presence on the protection squad might concern US security officials if he was posted outside the US embassy in London. Mr Farooq, who denied any extremist links or inappropriate behaviour, was transferred to a constabulary in west London. His lawyer, Lawrence Davies, told the newspaper: "Muslims are labelled guilty by association. Doubt is insufficient to save them." Posted by: Oztralian 2006-11-07 |
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