The Crown Prosecution Service and West Midlands Police will today formally apologise to the makers of Undercover Mosque, a Channel 4 documentary highlighting inflammatory speech in UK mosques.
The film makers sued the CPS and West Midlands Police for defamation after they alleged that the documentary had been edited to misrepresent the various speakers. The CPS and police are also expected to pay up to £100,000 in costs and damages.
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Read Channel 4’s Kevin Sutcliffe’s account here
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CPS and police to apologise to film makers
The Crown Prosecution Service and West Midlands Police will today formally apologise to the makers of Undercover Mosque, a Channel 4 documentary highlighting inflammatory speech in UK mosques. The film makers sued the CPS and West Midlands Police for defamation after they alleged that the documentary had been edited to misrepresent the various speakers. The […]
15 May 08
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