National Black Police Association Vice President - Tony C Smikle

Left: Tony Smickle Vice President of the NBPA.

In October 2008 he wrote an article in the Journal defending Ali Dizaei (now jailed for 4 years). He criticized previous investigations into Mr Dizaei's conduct, and accused the police of 'institutional racism'.

Now that the law has caught up with Dizaei will Mr Smickle admit he was wrong? Shouldn't he apologize to the police for wrongly accusing them of racism? How about a referendum to let the voters decide if we need the (tax munching anti white) NBPA at all?


Tony Smikle
Tuesday 14 October 2008, The Journal Issue 11

My colleague Ali Dizaei, President of the National Black Police Association (NBPA), was suspended from his position last month after an investigation was launched into alleged impropriety on his part. This is not the first time that Dizaei has been investigated by his police peers. Operation Helios, launched in 2000, pursued claims against Dizaei as outlandish as an allegation that he had been spying for Iran. The Independent Police Complaints Commission later slammed the investigation as “seriously flawed”. Up to £7 million of taxpayers’ money had been spent attempting to pin misdemeanours on an innocent man who was cleared of all charges at the Old Bailey. An official report concluded that Dizaei’s colleagues had resorted to totally illegal intrusive surveillance techniques in their bid to tarnish his reputation.

Dizaei’s experience is symptomatic of a broader trend. An independent BBC investigation into forces including Strathclyde Police, screened last week, found that BME officers are five times more likely than their white colleagues to be the subjects of internal investigation. That the police service is still institutionally racist should not be in any doubt. Yet those who draw attention to the problem are liable to be victimised, demonised, or—in the case of Tarique Ghaffur—simply told by their superiors to “shut up.” The full article