[Angus]

Today justice caught up with London Police Commander Dizaei and he has been jailed for 4 years for serious misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice when he tried to frame a young Iraqi business man, Waad Al-Baghdadi, on trumped up charges after Al-Baghdadi, 24, had pestered him outside a restaurant for a £600 payment for building a website showcasing the officer's career, the Press Association reported.

He had confronted the younger man in a nearby sidestreet where a scuffle took place and Al-Baghdadi was roughly arrested and handcuffed.

Dizaei told police colleagues he had been attacked, leaving al-Baghdadi in custody for 24 hours and ultimately facing prosecution.

When Al-Baghdadi was told he would not face any charge, he complained about his treatment and Dizaei's deceit slowly unravelled. The confrontation between the two men was clearly recorded on cctv so Dizaei had nowhere to hide.

In 2003, he was cleared of misconduct in a public office and attempting to pervert the course of justice. He also received £80,000 in compensation and was promoted. At the time of his 2003 trial, Dizaei's lawyer had said he was targeted because of his outspoken views on racism and called the investigation a "witch hunt of Orwellian proportions." Now we know that the lying toerag abused his position by playing the race card, AND was rewarded for it.

People like Dizaei who use the race card to deflect blame to others for their own misdeeds are responsible for the increase in racism because of their cynical abuse of the law. Genuine victims of racism are not always taken seriously because of the frivolous and cynical use of the race card by people caught doing wrong. I am very pleased that Dizaei has been found out and suitably punished.