George Galloway goes to police after "Fake Sheikh" con trick

Mohamed Ali, the chief executive of the Islam Channel was approached covertly by " fake sheik" Mazer Mahmood of Rupes Rag NOW to introduce George Galloway to him claiming several times that "somebody" wanted to meet him who was "keen to help "Respect" and the ...er .... “community”.

GG claims he was naturally suspicious, Mazer tells me GG kept putting off the "offer" for several weeks. Finally, after much prompting from Mr Ali, He agreed to meet this "someone" after his radio show on Saturday 25 March, at 10.30pm at the Dorchester Hotel, ( asort of pub on Park Lane) a venue which made him deeply suspicious.(Although Finjan Ltd., may well have paid for the odd meal or two on the premises, as GG's Jordanian businessman friend , Fawaz Zureikat may well have done - but probably hasn't)

GG explains he arrived and met Mr Ali sitting with someone who didn't introduce himself - but who later identified himself with a visiting card claiming he was Sam Fernando of Falcon Group International of 64 Knightsbridge.

They were joined by a man who embraced him in the South Asian custom but didn't identify himself. Neither GG claimed looked Islamist ! (Mazer is quite upset about this!)

Neither had a beard!!! Sam was a cool trendy looking man, and "Pervaiz" (though he never did say his name) had shoulder length jet black hair - not the usual style of an Islamist. (GG has evidently never been to Rochdale!).

After some small talk they began to ask some ludicrous leading questions. Such as, “How can we help, can we sponsor members of parliament?... fund political parties?”

I told them, "Absolutely not, it's completely illegal."

"But through English people ?" said Pervaiz, gesturing towards Mr Ali. I replied, "No. It’s completely illegal and so it should be Britain is sinking in campaign funding sleaze involving foreign funding." I told them that if they wanted to help the "community" they should invest in the Islam Channel, or start a radio station like the one I work for.

They then made offensive statements about Jewish peoplewhich GG says hey invited him to agree with. For example, when GG said the Daily Express was the worst pro-war, anti-Muslim paper in the land they asked, "Because it's owned by a Jew?"

"No," GG claims he said, "Because it’s owned by a pro-war anti-Muslim pornographer."

More seriously, they then moved on to doubt the Holocaust relates GG. "You're not allowed even to quibble about the numbers," said Fernando, "Not even to say it might have been 5 million"

" I weighed in, “People should never go down that road . David Irving isn't quibbling about the numbers in his heart he supports the Holocaust." said Gorgeous George.

I’m always telling Muslims never to get involved in that debate. The Holocaust is the greatest crime in human history and it should be accepted as such." At midnight I said GG made his excuses and left as many readers of the NOW would be familiar with.

"My driver wants a picture with you," said "Pervaiz", "He's seen you on television." His driver was built like a bodyguard, had a mouthful of gold teeth and when GG asked where he was from he answered, enigmatically, "From up north.”

After pictures, GG left. Outside GG rang Mr Ali and warned him. GG thought these people were deceivers. It turned out they have been also wanting an introductiom to my parliamentary colleague, Jeremy Corbyn, Hon. Member for Islington North.

GG explains that in In Andrew Marr's book, he interviews the “fake Sheikh” Mazer Mahmood. He describes the Sheikh's "minder". Marr says has a mouthful of gold teeth.

GG has written to the Speakers Office and Sir Ian Blair of that Ilk claiming all sorts of malpractice, torts, rights, wrongs.... anyway he got a slap up dinner at the Dorchester. When Mazer "exposed the 5th 7/7 bomber he got six months inside for wasting Police time.

Pic George Galloway and the owner of the Sahara Nights club Mr Haleem Kherallah.

PS Fawaz Zuriekat, is an individual named on 12 May 2005 by the US Senate Sub-Committee as allegedly connected with payments in relation to allocations of oil under the Iraq Oil for Food Programme.