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Topic Started: Nov 5 2009, 02:53 AM (49 Views)
expat
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A PARTY of Muslim men who claim they were singled out and treated like terrorists by airport police vowed last night to push for an independent investigation.
The seven-strong group say they plan to approach the Independent Police Complaints Commission over the incident at Cardiff Airport.

The men, who are from Pakistani families but were born and brought up in Cardiff, said they were questioned and had their details and passports checked by police officers.

Two of the group also said they were singled out for hour-long interrogations, during which they claimed they were asked if they had extremist views and if they had ever been asked to carry out a terrorist attack.

Garage owner Sajid Hussain, 30, from Cyncoed, Cardiff, said: "It was clear discrimination. We were the only Asians in the airport. We understand they have a job to do and have to pull some people over, but it's just the fact that it was all seven of us. And some of the questions they asked were ridiculous. It was like they were saying to me, 'You have got a beard, so you look like a terrorist'. I felt quite bad that, just because of my appearance, I am considered half way to becoming a terrorist."
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Oh well s**t happens, what the poor guys went through at the hands of our civil airport police. I guess the police thought it was better to be safe than sorry!
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They were doing there jobs for Gods sake, if the IPCC take this complaint with more than a pinch of salt i'd be very suprised, terrorism is a genuine problem and if they can't accept that then don't fly at all.
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The IPCC probably get a dozen complaints like this a day. Par for the course

If only the police in New York were this diligent on september 11th 2001 eh
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Nov 5 2009, 03:53 AM
The IPCC probably get a dozen complaints like this a day. Par for the course

If only the police in New York were this diligent on september 11th 2001 eh
Exactly, but events like that probably won't even be taken in to consideration when they do their investigation, it's all ifs and buts in their eyes.
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If they act like this...
This woman is praying. (yeah...)
As the guardians ask her to stop yelling, she'll certainly say to everyone she was "victim" (the magic word) of police bad behaviour... But seriously. Come on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr7NvpFEbIU

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