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Press Release : Statement from the Family of Babar Ahmad In Response to The Rose Inquiry Report Released Today Thursday 21st Feb 2008 Now that the Rose Inquiry has established that Sadiq Khan MP's visits with Babar Ahmad were bugged, we would like to explicitly know whether the recordings have been provided to the Americans and whether other legally privileged visits of Babar Ahmad were bugged as well. We find it hard to believe that senior police officers were unaware that Sadiq Khan was an MP. Sensitive legal issues were discussed in these meetings relating to both Babar Ahmad's defence in any future proceedings and his civil case against the Metropolitan Police for assault and torture in 2003. We have instructed both our criminal and civil lawyers to urgently take the legal steps necessary to get to the bottom of this mess. In a statement from prison, Babar Ahmad said: “Sadiq Khan is an honourable man who came all the way to prison to see me several times. I, a British citizen, was tortured by the Metropolitan Police in 2003 and have since been detained in prison without charge for four years. Is it really a threat to ‘National Security' if I discussed this with my MP?”
1) Free Babar Ahmad Campaign Email freebabarahmad@yahoo.co.uk or phone 07963 537779. 2) Babar Ahmad's Solicitor handling US Extradition Case: Ms Gareth Peirce, Brinberg Peirce and Partners, 14 Inverness Street, London. NW1 7HJ. Tel: 0207 911 0166. Speak to Irene Nembhard or Gareth Peirce. 3) Solicitor handling
Civil Proceedings against Metropolitan Police Ms Fiona Murphy Bhatt Murphy Solicitors
27 Hoxton Square, London N1 6NN. |