| The British press this weekend, reported the conviction | | | | establishment of a protection system. Ramjanally had |
| of Ramjanally Noor, a Mauritian of 36 years for false | | | | previously reported to criminally attempt to set fire to |
| testimony. The man is described as a leader of the | | | | his own apartment. |
| Muslim community by the British newspapers in 2009 | | | | According to the judge Walden-Smith, the offense of |
| and had recorded a statement to the police. | | | | Noor Ramjanally is the worst example of perversion |
| He accused the political members, the British National | | | | of justice. "The Mauritian caused ethnic tensions and |
| Party, of having kidnapped and taken him to a forest | | | | led to a waste of public fund and time to the police," |
| where, under the threat of a knife, his captors had | | | | she says, according to the British press. The |
| asked him not to hold prayer meetings. At the time | | | | prosecutor said that Noor Ramjanally before the |
| newspapers like the Guardian and even the BBC had | | | | alleged abduction, had recorded testimony about |
| reported the complaint of Ramjanally. According to the | | | | threats made by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and |
| press, Ramjanally was under secret surveillance by | | | | Jamaican drug traffickers. |
| the British Police. It later concluded that the Mauritian | | | | After the verdict, it was revealed that Ramjanally Noor |
| had lied. He was arrested and his prosecution was | | | | was conditionally released on bail. He was charged |
| instituted. The judge Karen Walden-Smith, of | | | | with three other alleged offenses. The Mauritian is |
| Chelmsford Crown Court, where the trial of | | | | accused of defrauding the mosque he attended. He is |
| Ramjanally Noor took place, described the allegations | | | | also accused of illegally staying in England after the |
| of Ramjanally as a fairy-tale of lies. "It is only a pack of | | | | expiry of his residence permit and abusing social |
| lies", wrote the judge. The evidence in this view is the | | | | services for illegally extorting profits. |
| images collected from a surveillance camera installed | | | | This conviction has attracted much comment in local |
| near his apartment without his knowledge, but to | | | | newspapers in Essex, the region where Ramjanally |
| ensure its protection. | | | | resided. Some commentators believe that the |
| The whole affair would have cost about £ 10,000 for | | | | convicted person was in Mauritius. |
| police services, with expenses related to the | | | | |