Scotland Yard anti-corruption• Борьба с коррупцией unit probes claims
senior police officers took
bribes from Mohamed
Al-Fayed
Scotland Yard anti-corruption• Борьба с коррупцией unit probes claims senior police officers took
bribes from Mohamed Al-Fayed
By Ian Gallagher
Published: 23:42 BST, 5 October 2024 | Updated: 23:42 BST, 5 October 2024
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Scotland Yard is probing claims that police officers were bribed by Mohamed
Al-Fayed .
A Met detective is said to have accepted a suit from Harrods and cash in a
white envelope, while a senior commander was allegedly given luxury hampers
'whenever he had been a particularly great help'.
The detective was so useful to the Egyptian tycoon he was given a mobile phone
to aid his illicit work, said a close Al-Fayed aide.
The Met said yesterday its review of claims about the late Harrods owner will
involve liaising with its anti-corruption• Борьба с коррупцией unit.
The allegations form part of a 52-page statement from Bob Loftus, who worked
under Harrods security chief John Macnamara, as part of a defence to a libel
action pursued by Al-Fayed against Vanity Fair.
It refers to a Portuguese nanny, Hermina da Silva, who was hired in 1994 and
fired for rebuffing his advances.
Scotland Yard is probing claims that police officers were bribed by Mohamed
Al-Fayed (pictured)
The Met said yesterday its review of claims about the late Harrods owner will
involve liaising with its anti-corruption• Борьба с коррупцией unit (file photo of Scotland Yard)
Al Fayed died last year at the age of 94. Pictured outside Harrods in 1998
'He's a very bad man and he mustn't get away with this,' she told a colleague.
'He tried to assault me.'
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Loftus wrote that Macnamara told him Al-Fayed 'wanted the problem sorted out'.
Ms da Silva was arrested on false charges of theft, but released without
charge and later won £12,000 compensation.
A BBC• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на Бр » BBC (Би-би-си)
• Средства массовой информации » Средства массовой информации Великобритании » BBC (Би-би-си) documentary last month spoke to five women who say they were raped by
Al-Fayed.
Vanity Fair's British editor, Henry Porter, said some officers had been
'important enablers and it could be said that they were a factor in allowing
[Al-Fayed] to continue his abuse'.
The Met is investigating new allegations of sex crimes in addition to
reviewing cases of 19 women. Al-Fayed died in 2023 aged 94.
Although criminal proceedings can't be brought, Scotland Yard said: 'We must
ensure we fully explore whether any other individuals could be pursued for
criminal offences.'
A BBC• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на Бр » BBC (Би-би-си)
• Средства массовой информации » Средства массовой информации Великобритании » BBC (Би-би-си) documentary last month spoke to five women who say they were raped by
Al-Fayed (stock photo of Harrods)
The Met is investigating new allegations of sex crimes in addition to
reviewing cases of 19 women. Al-Fayed died in 2023 aged 94 (stock photo of
Harrods)
Met Police Mohamed Al Fayed