A Mauritian Sentenced To Prison In Absentia For False Statement

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