"The mistreatment described in the letters is consistent with other allegations of torture at UAE state security facilities," the statement said, "and indicates that torture is a systematic practice at these facilities". Other allegations of torture included one detainee saying he was "beaten with a plastic tube all over my body"; another wrote he was tied to a chair and threatened with electrocution. This decision is subject to an ongoing appeal.. But anyone expecting City to be kicked out of the Champions League is likely to be disappointed. He was also found guilty of two other counts. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". A spokesman for GB Group, said: As soon as we were informed of Terry Burkes suspension, we offered to assist Manchester council with their investigation. By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. He and I have been there together at difficult moments.". The government has repeatedly acknowledged the criticisms, and says: "Sweeping reforms aimed at improving working conditions and worker rights reflect the UAE's commitment to treat all guest workers with dignity and respect.". You side with the Tories, youve slept with the devil. (two-thirds of which was suspended and avoided) along with restrictions on their European squad and incoming transfers, that the club were found to have breached the FFP rules. Whistleblowing - Manchester City Council Whistleblowing This form has a maximum of 4 pages Use this form to report any serious concerns you have about malpractice or wrongdoing in the. Professor Trevor Munroe, Anti-corruption Activist and Executive Director of the National Integrity Action, speaking this afternoon with Nationwide News. No arrests have been made. A council spokesman said: We are carrying out an internal investigation into allegations made about a council officer. Man United were heavily linked with a move for Dutch attacker Cody Gakpo prior to his move to Liverpool in January. Elliot was also found guilty of three counts of engaging in transactions that involved criminal property. We have known since 2014, when City reluctantly accepted a settlement with Uefa that included a 49m fine (two-thirds of which was suspended and avoided) along with restrictions on their European squad and incoming transfers, that the club were found to have breached the FFP rules. Mubarak is the chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, a strategic government body responsible for advising on Abu Dhabi's international image. Mr Burke, from Worsley, Salford, was suspended from his post at the start of July. Amnesty and HRW have stated that they believe torture is "a systematic practice" in Abu Dhabi and UAE state security jails, and that complaints that these men were tortured, including to extract confessions, have not been investigated. Several were given severe sentences, including the lawyers Mohamed al-Roken and Mohamed al-Mansoori, both sent to prison for 10 years. Professor Munroe says hes confident that todays verdict will have a positive impact on Jamaicas standing on the Corruption Perception Index. The trial before the Manchester Parish Court started last year. And secondly, that City under a scheme called Project Longbow set up a shell company to pay players for image rights, saving millions more from the wage bill. An alliance of seven emirates made in 1971, the UAE's native Emirati people have generally been considered content with their stable and wealthy way of life. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. While City, PSG and other clubs appear to have made a mockery of FFP, Uefa stands by its regulations, arguing that they have made club finances healthier and more stable than ever, with 1,700m euros of combined losses across professional European leagues in 2011 transformed into 600m euros of profit last year. Theyre toxic, even today. The prime minister himself has been persona non grata in Liverpool since it was cast as a self-pitying city in a Spectator article in 2004, when he edited the magazine. No arrests have been made and officers are working closely with Manchester council.. Three former officials at the Manchester Municipal Corporation and two of their co-accused have been convicted for their roles in a fraud scheme that fleeced the local government authority approximately $400 million. The Premier League rejected that proposal but says it does ask the government about owners and will have been told that the UAE is a trusted ally. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. This despite the club earning praise for the way it has invested 1.45bn of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth since Sheikh Mansour's takeover in 2008, achieving an annual profit in each of the past four years of accounts, developing a respected youth system, and regenerating parts of east Manchester. Elliots mother, Myrtle and a former bank teller, Radcliffe McLean are the other two defendants whove been set free. Last summer, after the number of people arrested had grown to over 50, the official Emirates News Agency stated that the security services' investigation revealed that those arrested had "set up links with external elements, and had worked in an organised and systematic manner, causing harm to the country and spreading false information, in order to incite others against the country and to distort its shining image before the world". Pastor and . HRW's previous concerns have centred on low pay and grim conditions for the people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and elsewhere brought to the UAE to build its prestige buildings, and work in domestic service. You can agree with the principle of FFP or reject it. Dine wrote that the British government has followed the trial closely, and the foreign secretary, William Hague, had: "Raised the importance of ensuring the human rights of all Emirati citizens are fully respected. Its heartbreaking to see what they did with that opportunity.. Many of the council's staff are based at Manchester Town Hall . That is why the NIA boss is calling for other corruption cases like the Petrojam matter, to be brought swiftly before the courts. Seen as one of the most powerful Labour politicians in England, Sir Richard signed up to the devolution deal, which saw more powers shifted from central government to regional authorities. 3,198 were here. The people arrested were mostly members of a long-established Muslim social organisation, al-Islah, who say they are not fundamentalist but do openly take issue with elements of the country's rule. MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL DRAFT Anti-Fraud and Corruption Procedures Contents Page 1 Introduction X 2 Definition X i. She will take over from Sir Richard Leese, who is standing down after 25 . 65,550 - 70,785 per annum. He added: "A quarter of a century on the frontline of politics is tough. It is understood that questions have been raised over Mr Burke's dealings with subcontractors working on the projects which were both contracted to a firm called GB Building Solutions. But football surrendered the moral high ground a long time ago, and many observers therefore have become jaded as a result. Now I finally have relief from endometriosis', Police searching for wanted teen over a 'serious assault', Heywood: Man wanted on suspicion of violent crimes, Water company issues update after pipe bursts in Bolton, Relaunch of Sing! The 94 were tried on charges of plotting to overthrow the UAE government, which remains adamant this was proven against the 69 convicted. The human rights organisations called on the UAE authorities to provide independent medical examinations of the detainees who claimed to have been tortured, exclude from the proceedings any evidence obtained by torture, and carry out a prompt investigation. They have grown accustomed to the suggestion that owner Sheikh Mansour's spending spree over the past 10 years has devalued their on-field achievements and enabled them to buy success. Mansour is among the most powerful group in Abu Dhabi with the crown prince Sheikh Mohammed and their other "full" brothers by Sheikha Fatima, one of the six wives married to the former ruler, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. Test yourself with these 12 questions, Do you know your local leaders from your Manchester suburbs? But internal critics began to find more of a voice two years ago, against a background of the Arab spring, conservative Muslim campaigns and democracy movements in other countries, allied to widespread use of the internet. PROBE INTO DEALS: Terry Burke has been suspended from his post at Manchester council. In 2022, Tauna copped the Press Association of Jamaica 2021 Opinion Journalist of the Year award. Please don't include any personal or financial information, for example your National Insurance or credit card numbers. And who can forget the 2015 corruption scandal that brought Fifa to its knees? GB Building Solutions has launched its own investigation after Manchester council suspended its head of corporate technical services, Terry Burke, following allegations that he profited from deals done by the council. Football Leaks claims Euro Super League talks held by clubs, Man City: Uefa 'deceived' over FFP regulations, claims Der Spiegel, Man City and Paris St-Germain 'are cheating and should be punished', We have known since 2014, when City reluctantly accepted a settlement with Uefa that. Mubarak accompanied Sheikh Mohammed to that meeting. Video, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over, Nelson's 97th-minute stunner gives Arsenal victory, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Violy dies aged 78. Sir Richard was involved in the consequent transformation of the city, which had already been selected to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games. t was a devastating indictment of one of Britains most powerful councils: a rotten culture of dubious contracts and backroom bullying, where staff were silenced and official records dumped in skips. A council chief has been sacked following an investigation into alleged corruption. 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G`RQ? c57aRx>h(UcEhR[vF2(*_U7e:UJYtx*@/0ArR*Dg' 5 eU?HF>n;UO2T Following the probe Mr Burke, of Portside Close, in Worsley , whose job involved construction procurement, has now been sacked. VideoRussian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week. Manchester City Council has a zero tolerance approach to fraud and illegal activity. They described prolonged solitary confinement, hooding, sleep deprivation and being subjected to extremes of temperatures. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Amnesty and HRW denounced the "mass trial of 94 government critics", arguing that the convictions were: "Based on a fundamentally unfair trial probably violated the right of free association was marred by the denial of legal assistance during pretrial incommunicado detention, and allegations of torture. At the first court hearing on 4 March 2013 in Abu Dhabi, Amnesty and HRW reported that several defendants told the judge they had been "seriously ill-treated during months in detention". HRW expressed concerns that the families of most of those arrested did not know where they were for months, and warned there is a close relationship between prisoners held incommunicado and mistreatment. The two great Manchester football clubs emerged from this industrial tumult and social progress; United formed with the approval of employers at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1878, City two years later by Anna Connell, vicar's daughter at St Mark's church, Gorton, part of an effort to provide some decent recreation in the toughest of neighbourhoods. What Der Spiegel's revelations claim to have shown for the first time however is how it was done, and the extent of the alleged deception. Gargash explained that the UAE regime does not believe in democracy, with political parties, arguing they descend into tribal division and sectarianism. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. As reported in the M.E.N. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Read about our approach to external linking. A senior town hall manager has been suspended amid claims of corruption. "The UAE judicial system ensures that the rule of law prevails and that no person is above the law," the Ministry of Justice said in a statement. The 48-year-old outlined he had concerns upon Casemiro's arrival but the Man United ace has since quelled his fears. The Cunard building, on the Liverpool waterfront, is home to the city councils administration. La Liga are leading the calls for a fresh investigation. 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No other individuals at Manchester council are thought to be under suspicion and nobody else has been brought in for questioning, it is understood. We could be completely cut out, said one source. On 10 June 2012, another Emirati, Saud Kulaib, tweeted that Suweidi was "being exposed to severe torture under the supervision of a high official". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. Only last month HMRC revealed that it was investigating the tax payments of 171 players, 44 clubs and 31 agents. In 1999, after 14 years on the Dallas City Council, Lipscomb was indicted and convicted on 65 counts of bribery, including . "That should be of concern to football supporters as well as human rights organisations. % GB was not and still is not implicated in Terry Burkes suspension and we have worked with Manchester council to help with their enquiries and have responded in great detail to every question asked by their audit committee.. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. stream The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". One News Page. In a series of reports, HRW has highlighted exploitative practices, including burdensome recruitment fees charged to workers before they arrive, low pay of around $8 a day in one of the world's richest countries, the prevailing system of being tied to one employer, and the prohibition on forming a union or striking for better terms. Others however, insist that if clubs sign up to play in Uefa's tournaments, then they should abide by the rules, and that a failure to do so damages the fundamental sense of fair play on which sport is meant to depend. Visit our website at www.manchester.gov.uk They should hang their heads in shame.. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. ", Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? The five are expected to be sentenced on Monday, July 27. 5 0 obj Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images, vehemently protested against the mass arrest of 94 people. These examples are entirely unrelated to Der Spiegel's current revelations, but it is increasingly hard to be shocked when it comes to football and money. La Liga are leading the calls for a fresh investigation into City's finances, threatening to lodge a complaint with the EU competition authorities. I took it online and made 25k', Jasmine Shum turned to Instagram after she was banned from selling her creations in the playground, How well do you really know Greater Manchester? Liverpool council may have squandered up to 100m of public money, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Read about our approach to external linking. has learned. Racist backroom plotting. No-one was killed in the explosion although many people were injured. This Anti Fraud and Corruption policy describes our overall approach to . Its findings led Merseyside police to launch Operation Aloft, under which 11 people have been arrested over allegations ranging from fraud to witness intimidation. And who can forget the. The petition expressed profound respect for Khalifa and the Federal Supreme Council, the law-making organ of state run by the seven emirates' ruling families. The defendants, who include lawyers, teachers and academics, say this was a crackdown by an increasingly authoritarian state, after they voiced valid criticisms of the regime, calling for more democracy and freedom of speech. Announcing his resignation, he said his "commitment to the city and the city region remains undiminished". Everybody will be lifted up if we all aim for equality: Hundreds line the streets in the city centre for Manchester's annual Walk for Women, The march is one of many taking place across the UK for International Women's Day, Emotional scenes at Etihad as Man City fans and Phil Foden pay tribute to tragic Milly-Rose, 6, who died suddenly, The emotional display happened during the sixth minute of Manchester City vs Newcastle, 'We ditched our corporate jobs for life on a narrowboat with our baby - we've never been happier', Despite earning a sixth of their previous income, Joanna and Victor Gould are loving the slower pace of life, We took Jay Rayner for lunch at one his favourite Manchester restaurants - heres what he had to say about the citys food, We sat down for lunch with the acclaimed food critic ahead of his show 'Jazz Up the 80s with the Jay Rayner Sextet' at Manchester's Albert Hall, 'School banned my business when I was 12. Something went wrong, please try again later. Eighteen months ago, the Independent newspaper claimed that City was making millions of pounds from image rights deals, three years after saying they were forfeiting that income to secure a lump sum to help comply with the FFP rules. A Manchester council spokesman said: Terry Burke, head of corporate technical services, has been dismissed by Manchester city council. This despite the club earning praise for the way it has invested 1.45bn of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth since. Manchester City are under investigation for alleged financial fair play breaches The inquest began in 2018 when Football Leaks exposed alleged wrongdoings The hacker involved in the leak is. The Labour-run council has been at the centre of corruption allegations since its head of regeneration, Nick Kavanagh, was arrested in his fourth-floor office of the Grade II-listed Cunard building 15 months ago. Elliot was also found guilty of five other counts of conspiracy to defraud. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. I took it online and made 25k', Jasmine Shum turned to Instagram after she was banned from selling her creations in the playground, How well do you really know Greater Manchester? Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city. Its seismic, said one town hall source. "To the critics of the approach, we say that it enjoys the support of the majority of our citizens," Gargash said. Man United were heavily linked with a move for Dutch attacker Cody Gakpo prior to his move to Liverpool in January. The hearing to hand down a verdict in the 4-hundred million-dollar fraud scheme was streamed live today with Parish Judge, Ann Marie Grainger delivering the judgment. Sibblies has also been found guilty of conspiracy to defraud. Such a denial now appears undermined. Analysis: Political fallout could cost Labour the citys mayoralty and votes in Mays local elections, It was a devastating indictment of one of Britains most powerful councils: a rotten culture of dubious contracts and backroom bullying, where staff were silenced and official records dumped in skips. "I am a liberal secularist and do not belong to any religious group," Mansoor told the Guardian. If they are authentic - (and Der Spiegel insist that their source - purportedly the founder of the Football Leaks whistleblower website - has assured them that he did not hack or steal the documents) - then many will inevitably conclude that they do not reflect well on the club, and raise serious questions over its integrity and its respect for the rules. Some have suggested that City's apparent attempts to circumvent FFP are nothing more than a canny and understandable exploitation of various loopholes in the rules, and should be viewed with some sympathy, given the controversy surrounding FFP. Mr Burke refused to comment on the allegations. Seven Logan City Councillors and former mayor Luke Smith had all been charged by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) with fraud relating to former council chief executive Sharon . The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. GB Building Solutions has launched its own investigation after Manchester council. City supporters are used to such scrutiny of course. A few weeks later, the city was targeted by a suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a concert in Manchester Arena. Ann Marie Grainger, Parish Judge, speaking today while delivering the verdict via live audio stream. "All men are. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Deputy Chief Executive and City Treasurer, the rules and procedures to be followed by the Council and committees when conducting their business, the decision making powers of the Executive and of Committees, the scheme of delegation to chief officers, details about key roles, including Head of Paid Service (our, the rights of the public to inspect reports and background documents, codes of conduct for councillors and employees. The authorities argue there is no connection between that case of the "UAE5", and the arrests and prosecution of the "UAE 94" that followed last year. Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. We have known since 2014, when City reluctantly accepted a settlement with Uefa that included a 49m fine (two-thirds of which was suspended and avoided) along with restrictions on their European. xZ[o\~_q[`$6A ?$E iWRbi%[y_9+N6 xx|s#L}tYlNWW3T0}q=;q^8^aV9[vs!`JrB],ui]}Xj3*u\_FanE?tj=PL>=-Pe$fLNk4dr)|6c|FmH&zmh)R9OL/KaOO| At the 4 March hearing, Suweidi had reportedly told the judges: "I know that what I'm going to say may cost my life but I deny the charges and I ask the court to protect my life and the life of my family.". The revelations are likely to anger the fans and owners of smaller teams from the likes of Eastern Europe that were excluded from Uefa competitions over other breaches. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Immediately after his sentence Mansoor, along with the other petitioners, received a presidential pardon. Back then, Labour managed to hold on to its control of the council partly by expelling Militant members but today the public mood seems more perilous. Qx=-PDVYxVN0oeBuUL1+rbM_a[e,X~t" "\${ +3]fcuszvyuMLLoRhh~19vjsum]J2o, u@#@;UN [~k@FX5x-C1?$[z}bEommQQ0*zaV0,Q?g2QXnB2 ~sr)g-xV0, VO8]pj$nCfRb3._gxY{Z13qr[Fahy&HwH$|`|PTz^79hQ This is not to say that we should not care of course, or that the media should stop asking tough questions. In addition to Bokhari, Mayor Pro Tem Julie Eiselt, Councilman James Mitchell, and Councilman Dimple Ajmera sat on the committee. The City Council's constitution describes the four basic elements through which the council operates: the Council, the Executive, Overview and Scrutiny, and the Committees. Manchester suffered catastrophically in the 1980s from the collapse of its industry, with 150,000 jobs lost, particularly in the east of the city, which has never recovered. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". A look back at highlights from two Dallas City Council corruption cases. He did not respond when contacted by the M.E.N but is said to be challenging the decision. Currently the council is controlled by the Labour Party. But I feel I must talk. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. It is understood that the allegations involve multi-million pound building projects for the city. But given the new claims and details, most of which Uefa are unlikely to have been aware of originally, doing nothing will make it look weak, especially when City always maintained they had acted within the regulations. She ruled that Elliot and his co-conspirators, Harris and Roberts, were all guilty of conspiracy to defraud. A senior town hall manager has been suspended amid claims of corruption. The governments damning verdict on Liverpool city council was summed up by a single word on the front page of the local newspaper: Failed., The feeling of many Liverpudlians was one of shame, anger and betrayal. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The investigation escalated in December with the arrest of Joe Anderson, the councils figurehead for 12 years, alongside four other men including Derek Hatton, the 72-year-old leftwing firebrand who ran Liverpool three decades ago. Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. Others however, may not find it quite so easy to excuse a controversy that is rapidly becoming one of the most serious in the decade of Abu-Dhabi ownership at City, and which threatens to cast a shadow over the dominant force in English football. Bribery and campaign finance violations are central to the claims. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website.
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