Ali Dizaei - London Metropolitan Police Superintendent
Stephen Sackur asks what the rise and fall of Ali Dizaei says about British policing.
The Interview · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Stephen Sackur speaks to perhaps the UK's most controversial police officer, a commander in London's Metropolitan Police and a convicted criminal.
Ali Dizaei was born in Iran, studied law in London and became a high-flying spokesman for ethnic minority police officers in a London force dogged by accusations of racism.
Ali Dizaei portrays himself as a victim; the courts decided he was a rogue cop.
What does his rise and fall say about British policing?