DAILYMAIL: Britain's most senior Muslim officer has been offered a six-figure sum to settle his race discrimination case against the force, it was revealed.
Sources close to Tarique Ghaffur say the deal, tabled by the Metropolitian Police Authority (MPA), contained a contentious clause that would force the Muslim officer to declare that Met chief Sir Ian Blair was not racist.
But Assistant Commissioner Ghaffur, 50, is said to have rejected the offer as he still believed Sir Ian personally discriminated against him on the grounds of his race.
Mr Ghaffur was suspended this summer after accusing the Met's leadership - including the commissioner - of sidelining him from key duties in favour of white officers. The Met denies the claim.
Mediation talks have been ongoing between two sides, and both hope that an agreement can be reached ahead of Sir Ian's departure on 1 December.
A source close to Mr Ghaffur said: 'The MPA has put an offer on the table but Tarique has made it very clear that he will not accept Sir Ian's terms that he goes back on his accusation that he was unfairly treated by Sir Ian because of his race and religion. >>> | October 20, 2008
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