Lutfur Rahman

Lutfur Rahman is a Pakistani politician with a well earned reputation for corruption, who operates in London as the mayor of Tower Hamlets. The Wikipedia write up is highly sympathetic. They don't go in for this nonsense of taking it down the middle. Rahman oversees an income of some £1 billion. How much finds its way back to Pakistan? Several million is the obvious answer. Rahman has a number of known criminal associates, all of whom are Pakistanis. Then there the unknown ones. The rather lengthy Judge’s Ruling on the Mayoral Election held in Tower Hamlets on 22nd May 2014 tells us about extensive bribery. An honest assessment by Tobias Langdon is called Truth, Honesty and Faith in Allah The Rise and Fall of Lutfur Rahman or see Lutfur Rahman, the corrupt former mayor of Tower Hamlets. Once he lost the prosecution he went bankrupt to avoid paying £250,000 costs - see Former Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, 'declares himself bankrupt', court hears.

Lutfur Rahman ex Wiki
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Lutfur Rahman
(born September 1965)[3] is the first directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, in London. He was elected to the role in 2010, having previously been the leader of Tower Hamlets London Borough Council from 2008 to 2010. His first mayoral term has been marked by severe financial restrictions imposed upon the borough by the national government; much of his work has focused on assisting those affected by these cuts.[4] Mayor Rahman's political ability has been well commented on, in February 2011 a Guardian blog report covering his early performance as Mayor concluded that he had proved "highly adept at political jujutsu".[5] He was re-elected at the 2014 mayoral election.............

Association with criminals
Mayor Rahman has been known to have associated with two convicted criminals; one convicted fraudster; the multi millionaire housing association resident Shiraj Haque[40][41] and one convicted sex offender; Zamal Uddin.[42] Mayor Rahman later apologised for providing a court character reference to Zamal Uddin stating that he had been misled by the defendant's family.[42] In 2014, Rahman provided a "glowing" court reference to Mohammed Ferdhaus also known as Mahee Jalil, a convicted insurance fraudster who was then sentenced to three years in jail for money laundering.[43]  

Panorama documentary
In March 2014, a BBC Panorama documentary alleged that Rahman diverted over £3.6 million of grants to charities run by Bangladeshis and Somalis in return for political support. It also claimed that the council had paid money to Channel S, a local Bangladeshi TV channel, and one of its reporters, in return for politically biased coverage; and that the council-funded local newspaper was also strongly politically biased. The documentary also alleged that Rahman had failed to answer questions at ten council Overview and Scrutiny meetings.[44] The programme featured Communities Secretary Eric Pickles who subsequently sent fraud investigators in for a full investigation.[45] The Times reported "A beleaguered mayor raised the spectre of civil war in his borough as government inspectors swooped on his offices hunting for evidence of fraud, favours and unlawful spending"[46]

Both Tower Hamlets Council and Lutfur Rahman published statements denying the allegations. They state that in the latest grants round, 16.5% of grants were awarded to organisations with a Bengali or Somali chair, CEO or applicant in an area where that ethnic group consists of about 36% of the population.[47][48]

On 16 April 2014 the Metropolitan Police said there is "no credible evidence of criminality" to substantiate allegations made against Rahman, so they are not carrying out an investigation at this stage. The Department for Communities and Local Government investigation, being carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers, is continuing.[49][50] Andrew Gilligan later reported that the police were in the early stage of investigating an alleged fraud involving a grant to the Brady Youth Forum, and claiming that the local police had a "cosy relationship with Lutfur’s council".[51]
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Bent as a nine bob note? That is the police as well as Rahman.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlam_v_Rahman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlam_v_Rahman

Erlam versus Rahman ex Wiki
The Wiki writes up the prosecution of Rahman rather well, making it clear that he was utterly corrupt. The trial Judge was Richard Mawrey QC, a "leading silk".

 

  • "Lutfur’s Shiraj Haque convicted". Ted Jeory. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  • "http://trialbyjeory.wordpress.com/2010/09/10/lutfurs-heavyweight-backer/". Ted Jeory. Retrieved 30 September 2013. [ Lutfur’s heavyweight backer ]
  • "Tower Hamlets Mayor told to say sorry to sex crime victim after his testimonial to her attacker". East London Advertiser. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  • http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/460480/Tower-Hamlets-mayor-Lutfur-Rahman-court-praise-for-Channel-S-fraudster-Mohammed-Ferdhaus
  • "London borough of Tower Hamlets could face inspection". BBC. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

  • Pakistani Vote Fraud In London [  1 June 2014 ]
    To be fair, it was Pakistanis robbing each other. Given that Tower Hamlets have an income around £1 billion it is well worth a bit of fraud or, as happens wide ranging systematic cheating. Even the Labour Party thought Rahman was too corrupt for them but it makes no difference. Third World chancers don't vote political; they vote Racial. Having Ken Livingstone on side is another proof of evil

     

    Pakistani Mayor Of Tower Hamlets Convicted At Last [ 24 April 2015 ]
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    A London mayor who 'cynically perverted' the religious feeling of his Muslim community and 'silenced his critics with accusations of racism and Islamophobia' has been removed from office after a bitter legal battle with voters.

    Disgraced Lutfur Rahman repeatedly played the 'race card' in his bid to seize the mayoralty of Tower Hamlets and later cling to power, Election Commissioner Richard Mawrey found today.........

    Rahman, who was not in court for the judgement, was ordered to pay £250,000 costs following an Election Court trial estimated to have run up legal bills in the region of £1 million.
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    It took a long time to get there but it worked in the end but only because people prosecuted. The Metropolitan Police were actively helping him get away with fraud because pandering to Pakistani Perverts is policy as 'Lord' Ahmed knows. Being a Racist just fine for him. Notice that one of the plaintiffs was also a Pakistani. He wasn't in-crowd; coming from the wrong village [ in Bangla Desh ] is a problem. Rahman is a deeply sincere crook. Rahman stays out of prison; sad to say.

     

    Police Pander To Pakistani Perversion [ 24 April 2015 ]
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    Police are facing criticism for failing to investigate allegations of widespread election fraud as the judge who sacked Britain’s first Muslim mayor warned of “postal voting factories” and thousands of ballots being sold across Britain.

    Lutfur Rahman was removed as mayor of Tower Hamlets in east London and banned from standing again after an electoral court found him guilty of a string of “corrupt and illegal practices” including ballot rigging, buying votes and lying about his opponents..........

    The Metropolitan Police has also come under fire for failing to do anything to address concerns about Rahman’s behaviour since he became leader of the council in 2008 and then the elected mayor two years later........

    On Thursday night senior Met commanders were locked in an urgent meeting to decide whether the findings of the Electoral Court warranted a full criminal investigation......

    Mr Erlam said that police took bogus complaints by Rahman’s supporters against him seriously and at one point threatened him with being interviewed under caution.

    Meanwhile, he said, they did nothing to tackle the core allegations or the “serious intimidation” conducted against anti-Rahman witnesses in the case.
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    The Met is concerned about whether there should be a criminal investigation - with them as suspects, not vice versa. They have a lot of experience of corruption. The last Met boss to show any real sign of being straight is Sir Robert Mark back in 1972.

     

    Lutfur Rahman And Fraud [ 24 April 2015 ]
    Pakistani, power, perversion. It all hangs together. Tower Hamlets have an income of £1 billion or so. There is plenty of scope for thieving.

     

    The Guardian Backs Pakistani Criminal Because It Is Racist  [ 24 April 2015 ]
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    Lutfur Rahman had barely been elected for his second term as independent mayor of Tower Hamlets before an offensive began to delegitimise the results.

    This is to be expected. There had been a concerted effort by the media and political establishment to smear Rahman. This culminated in Panorama exposé, followed by Eric Pickles sending in police to investigate the documentary's claims. And though the investigation turned up no credible evidence of wrongdoing, Labour insiders were confidently expecting victory. To be defeated by a convincing margin in an election where the turnout was London's highest must have hurt.
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    The Guardian is prone to tell bare faced lies when it thinks fit. Any concerted effort by The Establishment was directed to helping him get away with crime. This particular prosecution was brought privately. The Guardian is a Racist propaganda machine.

     

    Judge’s Ruling on the Mayoral Election [ 24 April 2015 ]
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    Though Mr Penny [ Rahman’s lawyer ] did his best to counter the allegations by calling many witnesses who claimed to have attended polling stations without observing anything amiss, the body of evidence to the contrary was overwhelming and convincing. By contrast, the witnesses for Mr Rahman were not always very impressive. Quite obviously Mr Rahman and his team had rounded up a large number of sympathetic voters and had handed them pro forma witness statements with only the name of the witness and of the polling station to be filled in. Witnesses whose command of English turned out in the witness box to be rudimentary nonetheless produced polished English prose in their witness statements containing words that appeared to baffle them in cross-examination. The occasional witness claimed to have typed out his witness statement himself, oblivious to the fact that its appearance was absolutely identical to that of other (allegedly unconnected) witnesses. The nadir came when one witness gave a graphic account of how he had attended a polling station to cast his vote and found it a haven of tranquillity, only to be confronted by Mr Hoar with absolutely incontrovertible evidence that the witness had, in fact, voted by post well before polling day and could not have voted in person on the day. (Judge’s Ruling on the Mayoral Election held in Tower Hamlets on 22nd May 2014)
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    So Pakistanis turned up in court and lied on oath. SOP [ standard operating procedure ] & Perjury.

     

    Scotland Yard Kept Pakistani Criminal Out Of Prison [ 11 March 2017 ]
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    Yesterday the Metropolitan Police was accused of 'major failings' by the chairman of the London Assembly's Police And Crime Committee. Steve O'Connell said that there was widespread concern that despite the findings against Rahman, the Met had not brought charges.

    He said: 'During our investigation, we, as a committee, have been shocked to uncover major failings by the Metropolitan Police in its ability to investigate allegations of electoral fraud and malpractice.

    'Missed files of evidence; missed opportunities to gather witness statements; witnesses who were prepared to give evidence in the Election Court but were unwilling to do so in criminal proceedings - this is not what we expect from a supposedly world-leading police force.' Mr O'Connell called for an inquiry by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary............

    The 2015 election court heard how Scotland Yard was accused of turning a blind eye to 'industrial scale' Vote Fraud that would shame Africa [ or a banana republic ].

    Rahman and his cronies stole the May 2014 election for mayor in Tower Hamlets by creating an army of 'ghost voters', forging postal votes and threatening Muslims they would go to hell unless they backed him.

    Electoral judge Richard Mawrey QC likened police officers who claimed there was 'hushed calm' at fraud-riven polling stations to the legendary 'three wise monkeys', who saw, heard and spoke no evil. And he said the whole of society would be 'lost' if those in authority were afraid to stand up to wrongdoing.
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    Lutfur Rahman is deeply, sincerely corrupt. How many millions of tax payers' money did he divert to Pakistan? Nobody knows, nobody cares, the Metropolitan Police least of all but then the Met is a political tool; pandering to corrupt politicians is policy. That means letting Third World criminals get away with industrial scale Rape. Alleging ignorance is too. NB 'Sir' Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Met's boss enthusiastically ignores Racism when the perpetrator happens to be his little mate 'Lord' Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed of Rotherham. He would allege total ignorance of mass rape in Rotherham when he was with the South Yorkshire Police.
    PS The Electoral Commission set up a committee to investigate in 2014. Naturally it hasn't done anything to sort out major crime or any other sort.

     

    Pakistani Racists Vote For Pakistani Crook In London  [ 7 May 2022 ]
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    A former London mayor who was kicked out of office for electoral fraud is poised to win his old job back in today's elections - as Tories suffer a bloodbath in the capital. 

    Lutfur Rahman was banned from running for public office for five years in 2015 after being convicted of polling offences when he first ran in Tower Hamlets.

    But having served his ban he is running again in the east London borough. He was ahead of the current Labour mayor, John Biggs, by 12,000 votes after the first round of counting, putting him just short of the 50% mark needed to win.................

    In 2015 an election court found Mr Rahman personally guilty, or guilty by his agents, of charges including making false statements about a candidate, of administering council grants in a way that constituted electoral bribery and of spiritual intimidation of voters.
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    Tower Hamlets include Canary Wharf, an area of high rise office buildings. It is milked by the council for millions by way of business rates. It is why the budget is good for some £1.2 BILLION. How many millions find their way to villages in Bangla Desh? Pass but the answer has to be lots. Of course lots more get stolen by Pakistanis in London.

    Recall that Rahman was prosecuted for election fraud by people as distinct from Her Majesty's Government. The Crown Prosecution Service was letting him carry on cheating, in accordance with Government Policy. He had a stranglehold on appointments. Using his co-conspirators ramped up fraud into even more millions. He was not prosecuted for thieving. Was this because Pickles, a politician and the Metropolitan Police wanted him to get away with it? Quite possibly.