The Crooked Lawyer and His 'Very Good Friend' the Police Chief Who Told Him How to Tear a Court Case Apart ; Special Investigation

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LAST summer a wedding reception was held at an Iranian restaurant in Kensington, West London. Among those present were a number of policemen and a trio of wealthy and rather puzzled East Europeans.

The latter had never met the bride before and only been introduced to the groom twice. Both occasions were at the palatial offices of their lawyer, Shahrokh 'Sean' Mireskandari.

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The Crooked Lawyer and His 'Very Good Friend' the Police Chief Who Told Him How to Tear a Court Case Apart ; Special Investigation

There was an explanation, albeit unusual, for their invitations.

One of the East Europeans was the defendant in a very serious criminal case. She faced a long prison sentence if found guilty.

Mireskandari was her lawyer. The groom, whom Mireskandari described in a speech to the guests as 'my very good friend', was Chief Superintendent Ali Dizaei of the Metropolitan Police.

Dizaei is a controversial figure. Cleared of corruption charges in 2003 he was reinstated, awarded compensation and put back on the promotion fast track following a threatened ethnic minority recruitment boycott.

Many now consider him 'untouchable'.

Perhaps that is why, against police regulations, Dizaei was not only fraternis...

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