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George Galloway gagged by News International over Fake Sheikh

British Freedom to Publish | 04.04.2006 21:31 | London

A 24 hour injunction was placed on George Galloway by the courts this afternoon on publishing pictures already in the public domain after the 'Fake Sheikh' Mahzer Mahmood tried to suborn the Respect MP last week.

George Galloway MP
George Galloway MP

Who is the 'Fake Sheikh'?
Who is the 'Fake Sheikh'?


George Galloway last week stated that he was approached by the News of the World reporter, Mazher Mahmood in disguise, where he allegedly tried to entrap the Respect MP with promise of illicit funding for Respect.

He also allegedly tried to get George Galloway to join in with anti-semitic remarks at the expense of Jewish people and complained to the MP that people could not criticise the holocaust for instance.

George Galloway, recognising the bodyguard and driver and noted that this "muslim" had no beard smelt a rat and promised to expose them in the public eye for trying to suborn a Member of Parliament.

Earlier on, Respects main site and George's own website had the pictures of the 'Fake Sheikh' but due to the hastily attained injunction, had to come down again until 4PM tomorrow.

However, the main sepia picture is a picture that has long been in the public domain, the website albanianmail.co.uk has not only the black and white picture but others of Mahmood as well.

There is a website that has managed to extract the pictures hosted outside of the UK law, so you can see his pictures there if you want.

Please support George, he supports so many people, so many causes, to fall foul of a scheme like this is gutter journalism by the News International people, the very worst of journalism in fact but also a blatant robbery of our freedom of the press.

Mahmood himself in interviews with Time and other publications boasts quite freely about buying illegal drugs to facilitate many of his "stings", why is he exempt from the law, is it that Murdoch owns our judiciary already...?

Perhaps his victims would have been happier if they thought the law was a fair thing, it doesn't apply to News of the World journalists even when they buy Cocaine.

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  1. Look what some terrible website is doing — Nobody
  2. No respect for george! — Nick
  3. we shall expose and stop you racist scum on uk indymedia — opposing racist liars controlling uk indymedia sites
  4. we shall expose and stop you racist scum on uk indymedia — opposing racist liars controlling uk indymedia sites
  5. Faker rumbles fakir — Danny
  6. George does it again! — Galloway Fan

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