Imam loses libel case against the BBC

Wednesday 02nd November 2016 20:55 EDT
 

An Imam lost his libel action against the BBC when the corporation called him an extremist on a broadcast.

Shakeel Begg, the chief Imam of Lewisham Islamic Centre, complained regarding a short segment of an interview on the Sunday Politics show.

The show in November 2013 featured its presenter Andrew Neil and Farooq Murad, the then head of the Muslim Council of Britain.

At the High Court, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave ruled in favour of the BBC saying that the words used of were to a large extent true.

Mr Justice said Begg was an Islamic speaker who embraced extremist Islamic positions and had promoted and motivated religious violence. 


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