In an astounding concession by U.K. public officials, police and prosecution authorities
have agreed to pay the producers of a TV documentary $200,000 to settle a libel suit
and apologize to them in court. West Midlands police and the Crown Prosecution Ser
vice had accused the producers of editing their documentary, Undercover Mosque,
to "completely distort" the comments of British imams appearing in it, filmed with
hidden cameras. (One imam was seen remarking, "As for the Jews, you kill them physical
ly." Another praised the beheading of a British soldier, saying, "The hero of Islam
is the one who separated his head from his shoulders.") The officials also sent their
complaints about the program, produced by Hardcash Productions for Channel Four,
to OFCOM, Britain's broadcasting regulator. It dismissed the complaints, calling the
documentary "a legitimate investigation." The producers then sued sued the officials
for libel.
15/05/2008
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