Senior Muslim officer wins key victory against Met 

  A senior Muslim officer in the Metropolitan police has won a
  landmark case against the force after claiming that he failed to
  win promotion and faced discrimination because of his faith. 

  In a ruling which will embarrass Scotland Yard, Chief Inspector
  Dal Babu won his case at an employment tribunal in just two
  days. The case had been set down for six days, but hours after
  the chief inspector gave evidence, the Met offered him a
  settlement. 

  The ruling is embarrassing because the Met pledged three years
  ago to introduce a fairer regime for its minority officers and
  civilian staff. Under the initiative Deputy Commissioner Ian Blair,
  in charge of the force's diversity policies, said the Met would
  address the fact that a disproportionate number of black and
  Asian staff were failing to be promoted. But campaigners say
  they have continued to receive a raw deal. 

  Chief Inspector Leroy Logan, chairman of the Met's Black Police
  Association, said: "Chief Inspector Babu has had a terrible time.
  The Met had the opportunity to settle but instead they sought to
  wear him down." 

  A spokesman for Scotland Yard said no one was available to
  comment on Ch Insp Babu's case.

  Hugh Muir
  Thursday September 11, 2003
  The Guardian 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1039609,00.html
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