ENGAGE Exclusive: MCB secures full apology and £45,000 in damages from BBC
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Thursday July 16 2009
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ENGAGE congratulates the Muslim Council of Britain for pursuing its libel case against the BBC and securing a full apology today in open court together with £45,000 in damages.
The BBC broadcast slanderous comments by the Daily Telegraph columnist Charles Moore on its Question Time programme last March which we commented upon at the time. |
Speaking on the outcome of the libel case, Dr Abdul Bari said:
“As the MCB and I had made clear even before the Question Time broadcast, we do not support attacks on British soldiers anywhere in the world. We are deeply saddened by the senseless loss of lives both amongst UK soldiers and the many thousands of civilians in both Iraq and Afghanistan. We are therefore pleased that the BBC has today set the record straight.”
A link to the statement in open Court has also been published on the BBC’s website. You can read it here.
Update: A statement from Dr Abdul Bari’s lawyers, Carter Ruck, can be read here.