Met commander in court over scuffle

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Metropolitan Police Commander Ali Dizaei, 47, is accused of misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice.

Dizaei, president of the National Black Police Association (NBPA), has been suspended from the force since last September.

The senior officer will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court where he will be represented by high-profile human rights' solicitor Imran Khan.

The allegations followed an investigation by officials at the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). They are linked to an incident outside the Persian Yas restaurant in Kensington, south west London, on July 18 last year.

Dizaei, who was wearing his uniform, arrested a young businessman after a row in which he claimed he was poked with the mouthpiece of a hookah water pipe.

It is the second time Dizaei has been accused of perverting the course of justice and misconduct in public office. He stood trial at the Old Bailey in 2003 after it was claimed he lied about vandalism to his car. He was cleared on both counts.

The 2003 Old Bailey case was brought in the wake of a massive multimillion-pound secret undercover operation known as Operation Helios.

In his role as NBPA president, Dizaei has been an outspoken critic of the Met and a close confidante of controversial former Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur.

Last December Dizaei launched a race claim against Scotland Yard, claiming "systematic" discrimination.