The truth: political interference.
Following Operation Helios and Ali Dizaei’s victory in his April 2003 trial, there was still sufficient evidence to place him through the formal disciplinary process. The IPCC, in their 16th June 2004 review [pdf] of the case are quite clear as to why this disciplinary process did not take place:
Making a private and confidential agreement with Supt Dizaei [...]
Confusing the vital public interest in promoting an effective diversity recruitment plan for the MPS with its public duty to uphold the police discipline system by assessing misconduct proceedings against Supt Dizaei on their merits.
They go on to say “the charges against Supt Dizaei are capable of proof”.
In short, a deal was done with Ali Dizaei to halt disciplinary proceedings. They say the Met confused its “diversity recruitment plan” with its “public duty to uphold the police discipline system”. In short, Dizaei got away with to avoid the Met being accused (again) of “institutional racism”.
There must be some focus upon the deal done with Dizaei that halted the disciplinary proceedings. The agreement with Supt Dizaei brokered by ACAS and the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), the Superintendents Association and the National Black Police Association should now be released.
Further, what input did the MPA have in this? Was there political inference from the professional politicians of the MPA and higher up? And what does this tell us about Conservative plans to further politicise the police service?
Perhaps Lord Toby–then Chairman of the MPA–will enlighten us.
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