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That their club is being used as a form of 'soft-power', to improve the image of a repressive regime in the United Arab Emirates that continues to be accused of human rights abuses. The Labour politician oversaw a landmark period in the city's history, including the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2017 Manchester Arena attack. 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. Mr Burke refused to comment on the allegations. Its a city that was standing on the world stage. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. 139. 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. A report to the Labour-run council said while government funding for 2022/23 was . A senior town hall manager has been suspended amid claims of corruption. 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. The wider criminal investigation is ongoing with Liverpool braced for further revelations. Extent of Manchester City's corruption revealed in the full UEFA The 48-year-old outlined he had concerns upon Casemiro's arrival but the Man United ace has since quelled his fears. 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. has learned. City supporters are used to such scrutiny of course. Mr Burke, from Worsley, Salford, was suspended from his post at the start of July. So far it has refused to comment "due to confidentiality obligations" which it says must be respected, and it may well conclude that its own rules do not allow for City to be sanctioned for a second time after the 2014 settlement. The seven accused were before the courts answering to 25 counts in total. 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. 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. 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? 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. Announcing his resignation, he said his "commitment to the city and the city region remains undiminished". 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 political fallout, however, may only just have begun. This is being done in line with the councils standard procedures. Sheikh Mansour's money is now building a 140m training campus on 80 acres of largely derelict land, the most significant private business investment into east Manchester for years. It is unlikely that many of the Manchester City fans who attended the club's match against Shakhtar Donetsk will have been too concerned about a third day of revelations and leaked emails published by German news magazine Der Spiegel. The British barrister Baroness Kennedy, co-chair of IBAHRI, said: "Disturbing reports of an increasing catalogue of detention, deportation, intimidation and harassment of lawyers by the UAE authorities is creating a climate of fear among the legal profession seriously undermining the rule of law in the country.". The Cunard building, on the Liverpool waterfront, is home to the city councils administration. 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This is not to say that we should not care of course, or that the media should stop asking tough questions. In 1999, after 14 years on the Dallas City Council, Lipscomb was indicted and convicted on 65 counts of bribery, including . HRW argues that is not matched by the reality and points to continuing reports of construction workers being deported after going on strike over low pay and dreadful working conditions on projects in the UAE. Sir Richard Leese, who will leave the post on 1 December, said the decision reflected his "personal priorities for the next few years". Sir Richard was involved in the consequent transformation of the city, which had already been selected to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games. One of the most persistent, Ahmed Mansoor, was kept in jail for eight months before being sentenced to three years in prison for criticising the regime. Last updated on 7 November 20187 November 2018.From the section Football. As they include middle-aged, educated people, they say it is ridiculous to accuse them of believing they could overthrow the regime, given the wealth,might and security apparatus of the UAE. 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. 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Its seismic, said one town hall source. 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. 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. A look back at highlights from two Dallas City Council corruption cases. The corporation was previously called the Manchester Parish Council. "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". In the meantime, anti-corruption activist and Executive Director of the National Integrity Action, NIA, Professor Trevor Munroe, is hailing the ruling. The council is controlled by the Labour Party and led by Bev Craig. In this meeting, of a desperate UK economy with Abu Dhabi's fortunes, there is a limit to the UK government's disapproval over allegations of torture and flaws in the UAE legal system. It was in relation to allegations that Elliott, McLean and Sibblies, over a 3-year period between 2013 and 2016, conspired to process fraudulent cheques, which were then withdrawn from the municipal corporations bank account. It is also aware of the hypocrisy that exists in football, mindful of the fact that Real Madrid was one of seven Spanish clubs ordered to repay tens of millions of euros of state aid in 2016 after the European Commission ruled that preferential loans to the clubs and deals on tax and property constituted illegal government help. The allegations against Mr Burke were brought to light by a town hall whistleblower. Agriculture Minister Highlights the Importance of Food Security as World Grapples with COVID-19, Financial Institutions Now Allowed To Pay Dividends To Small Shareholders. Man United were heavily linked with a move for Dutch attacker Cody Gakpo prior to his move to Liverpool in January. 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. in 2016 after the European Commission ruled that preferential loans to the clubs and deals on tax and property constituted illegal government help. But I feel I must talk. Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city. "It has been an enormous privilege to serve the people of Manchester over this period of time and my heartfelt thanks goes to the thousands of people who have worked with us over the last 25 years.". Kulaib was arrested in December and, according to HRW and Amnesty, held incommunicado for five months, during which time he alleged he was held in solitary confinement, subjected to extremes of temperature and sleep deprivation, suspended by his legs from an iron rod and severely beaten by officers, including having his hand sliced open with a razorblade. 65,550 - 70,785 per annum. The remaining three submitted theirs throughout Tuesday. Liverpool council may have squandered up to 100m of public money, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Analysis: Why The 'Culture Of Corruption' At Cincinnati City Hall? Ann Marie Grainger, Parish Judge, speaking today while delivering the verdict via live audio stream. In November, David Cameron flew to Dubai, seeking to persuade the UAE government to buy 60 Typhoon fighters from UK companies in a deal reckoned to be worth 3bn. The city has improved since the 80s but were slipping back. One of those who could benefit from an exodus of Labour voters is Stephen Yip, a Liverpool-born charity founder who has promised to give away his salary if elected as mayor. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. 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. In Manchester at the "Peterloo Massacre" of 1819, 11 people were killed and 600 injured by cavalry when attending a speech by Henry Hunt, a campaigner for adults to have the vote. An officer has been suspended while we carry out our investigation. Council boss is sacked after corruption probe - Manchester Evening News Terry Burke. The UAE authorities' response to the torture allegations, which were raised in court, is to argue that the alleged victims should have reported them to the police. Manchester council suspend senior town hall manager over corruption Joanne Roney is the chief executive. ", Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? 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. 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. The others who were allegedly involved in the scheme were later charged. Then, on Thursday, Alexander Sittenfeld became the third member of the City Council charged with corruption when he was arrested at home and charged with taking $40,000 in bribes while. Sir Richard Leese: Manchester City Council boss to quit - BBC News Amnesty said the trial showed "a deeply flawed judicial system" at odds with the "global image the UAE likes to project of itself as an efficient, forward-thinking country, which in many ways it is". HRW made specific reference to Manchester City, arguing that ownership of the Premier League club is enabling Abu Dhabi to "construct a public relations image of a progressive, dynamic Gulf state, which deflects attention from what is really going on in the country". In December, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute issued a statement saying it was "deeply concerned by the worsening situation for human rights lawyers in the UAE." Fraud charges dropped against eight former Logan City councillors The accounts tallied with previous allegations of torture that HRW had reported in September, along with the alleged disappearance of one of the 94, Ahmed alSuweidi. G`RQ?
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eU?HF>n;UO2T "There is insufficient evidence that a multiparty system works in the Arab world," Gargashsaid. 3,198 were here. Six of the 94 detainees finally appeared before a judge in Abu Dhabi on 6 September 2012 and were reported by HRW and Amnesty to have appeared "dishevelled, disoriented and distressed". 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. achieving an annual profit in each of the past four years of accounts, developing a respected youth system, and regenerating parts of east Manchester. Elected officials in Detroit face a widening federal public corruption So far the claims of financial malpractice fall into two broad categories; firstly, that sponsorship deals were artificially inflated and not valued fairly or independent (as City previously insisted), with tens of millions of pounds thought to have been paid by commercial partners, actually coming directly and discreetly from the club's owner. That is why the NIA boss is calling for other corruption cases like the Petrojam matter, to be brought swiftly before the courts. The 48-year-old outlined he had concerns upon Casemiro's arrival but the Man United ace has since quelled his fears. She ruled that Elliot and his co-conspirators, Harris and Roberts, were all guilty of conspiracy to defraud. Fraud ii. 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. 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. We could be completely cut out, said one source. Sheikh Khalifa, Zayed's oldest son, one of Mansour's half-brothers by a different wife, is the UAE president, said to be ailing in health. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Many therefore, will be dismissing the current scrutiny - and the criticism it has sparked - as the latest manifestation of jealousy and hypocrisy, and some will no doubt have jeered the Champions League anthem even louder than usual in defiance. You side with the Tories, youve slept with the devil. Elliot and his co-conspirators Harris and Roberts were also found guilty of an act of corruption. It is understood he was dismissed on September 12 for gross misconduct after a number of serious disciplinary matters came to light during the investigation.