Federal corruption cases. And who can forget the 2015 corruption scandal that brought Fifa to its knees? If you think of the city in terms of the early to mid-90s and Manchester today - that's the difference Sir Richard Leese has led," he said. 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They pointed out that the system allowed for a club like Manchester United to be saddled with hundreds of millions of pounds of debt and interest repayments by its Florida-based owners the Glazers - who also take tens of millions out of the club for themselves each year - yet punished City. What is not yet fully known is how much of this Uefa was already aware of, and how much it really cares. An alliance of seven emirates made in 1971, the UAE's native Emirati people have generally been considered content with their stable and wealthy way of life. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Throughout May and June, the task force identified a number of . Liverpool council may have squandered up to 100m of public money, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have vehemently protested against the mass arrest of 94 people, their alleged torture while in Abu Dhabi jails, a "fundamentally unfair" trial, and long prison sentences with no right of appeal handed down earlier this month to the 69 people convicted. ", Nicholas McGeehan, UAE researcher for HRW, describes the country in the light of the recent trial as increasingly "a black hole" for many basic human rights: "In this situation, a Premier League club is being used as a branding vehicle to promote and effectively launder the reputation of a country perpetrating serial human rights abuses," he said. The Labour-run council has been at the centre of corruption allegations since its head of regeneration, Nick Kavanagh, was arrested in his fourth-floor office of the Grade II-listed Cunard. HRW argues that is not matched by the reality and points to continuing reports of construction workers being deported after going on strike over low pay and dreadful working conditions on projects in the UAE. ", Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? Whether it is top clubs jostling for a bigger share of TV money, La Liga staging matches overseas, a proposed new Saudi-backed club World Cup, or the threat of a breakaway European Super League, or City apparently flouting FFP, the rules and the established order, seems to be under threat. I must admit - Nicky Butt concedes he was wrong about Manchester United hero Casemiro. Mr Burke, from Worsley, Salford, was suspended from his post at the start of July. 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The games boosted the city's international profile and kick-started the transformation of East Manchester, involving the construction of the stadium which is now home to Manchester City FC. It is understood that questions have been raised over Mr Burke's dealings with subcontractors working on the projects which were both contracted to a firm called GB Building Solutions. What Der Spiegel's revelations claim to have shown for the first time however is how it was done, and the extent of the alleged deception. A mayor accused of a coverup. Given their cultural influence and importance to their communities, it is absolutely right that big clubs like City are held to account. He has been suspended while a full investigation is carried out. 0:00. Last summer, after the number of people arrested had grown to over 50, the official Emirates News Agency stated that the security services' investigation revealed that those arrested had "set up links with external elements, and had worked in an organised and systematic manner, causing harm to the country and spreading false information, in order to incite others against the country and to distort its shining image before the world". No other individuals at Manchester council are thought to be under suspicion and nobody else has been brought in for questioning, it is understood. Sheikh Mansour's money is now building a 140m training campus on 80 acres of largely derelict land, the most significant private business investment into east Manchester for years. Deputy Head of Audit & Risk Management. Forty-seven councillors got suspended over Militant we could lose 60.. Many of the council's staff are based at Manchester Town Hall . The regime, whose army and security services are headed by Sheikh Mansour's brother, Sheikh Mohammed, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, maintains the 69 were operating as a front for the Muslim Brotherhood, and seeking to impose a conservative Islamist state, including by military means. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Such a shift in six weeks time would bring to an end Labours longest continuous period in power since the second world war. We could be completely cut out, said one source. (two-thirds of which was suspended and avoided) along with restrictions on their European squad and incoming transfers, that the club were found to have breached the FFP rules. The corporation was previously called the Manchester Parish Council. No. No arrests have been made and officers are working closely with Manchester council.. "The UAE judicial system ensures that the rule of law prevails and that no person is above the law," the Ministry of Justice said in a statement. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The accounts tallied with previous allegations of torture that HRW had reported in September, along with the alleged disappearance of one of the 94, Ahmed alSuweidi. Now I finally have relief from endometriosis', Police searching for wanted teen over a 'serious assault', Heywood: Man wanted on suspicion of violent crimes, Water company issues update after pipe bursts in Bolton, Relaunch of Sing! In huge whiteletters on a sky blue background, it says: "MANCHESTER THANKS YOU, SHEIKH MANSOUR. Manchester suffered catastrophically in the 1980s from the collapse of its industry, with 150,000 jobs lost, particularly in the east of the city, which has never recovered. The government has repeatedly acknowledged the criticisms, and says: "Sweeping reforms aimed at improving working conditions and worker rights reflect the UAE's commitment to treat all guest workers with dignity and respect.". There are three for each of the 32 wards. "I am a liberal secularist and do not belong to any religious group," Mansoor told the Guardian. The Premier League rejected that proposal but says it does ask the government about owners and will have been told that the UAE is a trusted ally. Some have suggested that City's apparent attempts to circumvent FFP are nothing more than a canny and understandable exploitation of various loopholes in the rules, and should be viewed with some sympathy, given the controversy surrounding FFP. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Sheikh Zayed, who died in 2004, was widely revered as a visionary, planning Abu Dhabi's super-fast development after the oil riches transformed the country from the 1960s, while retaining traditional Sunni Muslim values. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Ann Marie Grainger, Parish Judge, speaking today while delivering the verdict via live audio stream. It does not store any personal data. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. Manchester City Council is facing a 153m budget shortfall over the next three years, councillors have heard. Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. And secondly, that City under a scheme called Project Longbow set up a shell company to pay players for image rights, saving millions more from the wage bill. Back then, Labour managed to hold on to its control of the council partly by expelling Militant members but today the public mood seems more perilous. The revelations are likely to anger the fans and owners of smaller teams from the likes of Eastern Europe that were excluded from Uefa competitions over other breaches. This is not to say that we should not care of course, or that the media should stop asking tough questions. over financial fair play (FFP) rules to detract from pride in their club. A council chief has been sacked following an investigation into alleged corruption. Although the focus has centred on the intervention of Whitehall commissioners, one of the most politically significant elements of the governments proposal has been overlooked: within two years, only one councillor will represent each of the citys 30 wards. Quite the opposite. Visit our website at www.manchester.gov.uk Following the probe Mr Burke, of Portside Close, in Worsley , whose job involved construction procurement, has now been sacked. Feedback submitted to us on this form is monitored but you wont receive a reply. The trial before the Manchester Parish Court started last year. HMRC revealed that it was investigating the tax payments, reportedly agreed to accept a 16.4m fine and a suspended jail term, to settle tax evasion charges that he denies. In May 2017, he was appointed as deputy mayor of Greater Manchester under the leadership of Mr Burnham. There is absolutely no suggestion that GB Building Solutions are complicit in any way. The keenly watched hearing lasted over 4 hours today. Manchester City is run by Khaldoon al-Mubarak, the chairman, a senior Abu Dhabi government and business figure, who works principally for Sheikh Mohammed. Manchester City Council has a zero tolerance approach to fraud and illegal activity. "When a prospective takeover is from overseas we confirm that those involved are legally permitted to invest in this country," a Premier League spokesman said, "and, when appropriate, seek the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.". last month, the accusations which have also been referred to police are understood to involve multi-million pound building projects contracted to the GB Group by the council. In 2009, some fans clubbed together to pay for a banner, draped ever since along the stand opposite the directors' box. It is also aware of the hypocrisy that exists in football, mindful of the fact that Real Madrid was one of seven Spanish clubs ordered to repay tens of millions of euros of state aid in 2016 after the European Commission ruled that preferential loans to the clubs and deals on tax and property constituted illegal government help. An internal auditing process carried out by the council then picked up irregularities. No-one was killed in the explosion although many people were injured. She ruled that Elliot and his co-conspirators, Harris and Roberts, were all guilty of conspiracy to defraud. Established in 2011 to prevent clubs spending more than they earned and getting into financial problems which might threaten their long-term survival, FFP originally limited clubs to losses of 26m over a three-year period. Terry Burke, Manchester town halls head of corporate technical services, was suspended on full pay in August 2012. The City Council's constitution describes the four basic elements through which the council operates: the Council, the Executive, Overview and Scrutiny, and the Committees. Man United were heavily linked with a move for Dutch attacker Cody Gakpo prior to his move to Liverpool in January. In a UK and Europe again in economic depression after the banking collapse, the real wealth from the oil and gas-rich Gulf states is eagerly sought, not only in football. A number of other staff members have since come forward with details. The fifth guilty verdict was handed down in relation to Elliots wife, Tasha-Gaye. Elliots wife Tasha-Gaye has also been found guilty. The people arrested were mostly members of a long-established Muslim social organisation, al-Islah, who say they are not fundamentalist but do openly take issue with elements of the country's rule. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city. 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The political fallout, however, may only just have begun. GB Building Solutions has launched its own investigation after Manchester council. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. A spokesman for GB Group, said: As soon as we were informed of Terry Burkes suspension, we offered to assist Manchester council with their investigation. He was knighted in 2006, a year before Manchester International Festival was established to showcase new works by artists from across the world. An engineer who studied at the University of Colorado and lived in the US for seven years, when Mansoor returned to his native UAE he found itslack of democracy and freedom of speech stifling. One of those who could benefit from an exodus of Labour voters is Stephen Yip, a Liverpool-born charity founder who has promised to give away his salary if elected as mayor. <> Fernandinho, 30m from Shakhtar Donetsk, Jess Navas, 15m from Sevilla, Stevan Jovetic, 22m from Fiorentina and Alvaro Negredo, 20m, also from Sevilla, have been assembled to renew Sheikh Mansour's intentions for City to achieve Premier League and European success. It is believed questions were raised over Mr Burkes dealings with subcontractors. Amnesty said the treatment of the 94 in the United Arab Emirates, where Sheikh Mansour al-Nahyan's family, rulers of the richest emirate, Abu Dhabi, are dominant, "shows the authorities' determination to crush any form of dissent". They argue that the super-capitalist development has been done without sufficient consultation and is a departure too far from traditional Muslim values, that the ruling family is notaccountable for how the country's money is spent, and that freedom is too limited. "His oversight of the transformation of our city - in so many different ways - leaves a huge and powerful legacy that will be unmatched for a very, very long time. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. It is unlikely that many of the Manchester City fans who attended the club's match against Shakhtar Donetsk will have been too concerned about a third day of revelations and leaked emails published by German news magazine Der Spiegel. Anwar Gargash, the UAE minister of state for foreign affairs, has rejected critics of the regime, arguing they do not give enough credit for the UAE's achievements, including the "secure and stable livelihood" the UAE enables its residents to have in a trouble-torn region. Sir Richard was involved in the consequent transformation of the city, which had already been selected to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games. It is showing the world the true essence of what Abu Dhabi is about. They were understood to include the 14m Bow Street site in Moss Side, along with a 6m school renovation project at Southern Cross primary in Chorlton. 65,550 - 70,785 per annum. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Mansour is among the most powerful group in Abu Dhabi with the crown prince Sheikh Mohammed and their other "full" brothers by Sheikha Fatima, one of the six wives married to the former ruler, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan. At the first court hearing on 4 March 2013 in Abu Dhabi, Amnesty and HRW reported that several defendants told the judge they had been "seriously ill-treated during months in detention". What is certain is that this story has once again highlighted the challenge that 'the authorities' - regulators like Uefa - face when dealing with their clubs. Mr Burnham said Greater Manchester was "immeasurably stronger" and Sir Richard had "been at the heart of that". These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. In December, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute issued a statement saying it was "deeply concerned by the worsening situation for human rights lawyers in the UAE." Immediately after his sentence Mansoor, along with the other petitioners, received a presidential pardon. The investigation centres on whether or not Mr Burke, from Worsley, Salford, profited from deals done by the council. 2023 BBC. % As reported in the M.E.N. Michael Parkinson, an honorary professor at the University of Liverpool who has written extensively about the citys history, said it was a very challenging, depressing moment and that there was a real risk of reputational damage to all of Liverpool not just the council. They are thought to include the 14m Bow Street construction scheme in Moss Side and a 6m Building Schools for the Future project at Southern Cross primary school in Chorlton. Mr Burke refused to comment on the allegations. Trusted News Discovery Since 2008. 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While City, PSG and other clubs appear to have made a mockery of FFP, Uefa stands by its regulations, arguing that they have made club finances healthier and more stable than ever, with 1,700m euros of combined losses across professional European leagues in 2011 transformed into 600m euros of profit last year. Seven Logan City Councillors and former mayor Luke Smith had all been charged by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) with fraud relating to former council chief executive Sharon . 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With their team the reigning Premier League champions, top of the league, and known for playing some of the best football that the English game has seen, most City supporters will refuse to allow allegations that their club deceived Uefa over financial fair play (FFP) rules to detract from pride in their club. The former Football Association chairman Lord Triesman proposed including in the sports authorities' "fit and proper person test" for club owners consideration of HRW's human rights reports by country. Elliots mother, Myrtle and former Bank Teller, Radcliffe McLean were set free after it could not be proven that they hand any knowledge of the criminal enterprise. Football Leaks claims Euro Super League talks held by clubs, Man City: Uefa 'deceived' over FFP regulations, claims Der Spiegel, Man City and Paris St-Germain 'are cheating and should be punished', We have known since 2014, when City reluctantly accepted a settlement with Uefa that. But given the new claims and details, most of which Uefa are unlikely to have been aware of originally, doing nothing will make it look weak, especially when City always maintained they had acted within the regulations. has learned. These included the Manchester Arena bombing and being "side-by-side" lobbying the government over proposed coronavirus restrictions, he said. The council is controlled by the Labour Party and led by Bev Craig. Uefa is now under mounting pressure to act again and demonstrate that such apparent disregard for its rules cannot be tolerated. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. t was a devastating indictment of one of Britains most powerful councils: a rotten culture of dubious contracts and backroom bullying, where staff were silenced and official records dumped in skips. In 2022, Tauna copped the Press Association of Jamaica 2021 Opinion Journalist of the Year award. Whereas Manchester became the world's first industrial city in the 1800s, Abu Dhabi did not have a paved road until 1961, when its deep reserves of oil began to be exploited. Scousers have got long memories, said one council insider. The defendants, who include lawyers, teachers and academics, say this was a crackdown by an increasingly authoritarian state, after they voiced valid criticisms of the regime, calling for more democracy and freedom of speech. It was in relation to allegations that Elliott, McLean and Sibblies, over a 3-year period between 2013 and 2016, conspired to process fraudulent cheques, which were then withdrawn from the municipal corporations bank account. The major northern football clubs have flourished on pay TV after so much industry collapsed around them but the Premier League's economics are such that clubs, Arsenal in the Emirates Stadium apart, struggle to compete against Manchester United's dominant wealth without a billionaire's backing. Global Edition. Amnesty and HRW said "local activists believe a forced confession from Suweidi forms the basis of the prosecution's case in the trial". "The mistreatment described in the letters is consistent with other allegations of torture at UAE state security facilities," the statement said, "and indicates that torture is a systematic practice at these facilities". La Liga's condemnation of City and PSG will therefore be viewed in that context. stream No arrests have been made. 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Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Another landmark of Mancunian pride is the city's struggle for workers' rights, the first meeting of the Trades Union Congress having been held in Manchester in 1868. You side with the Tories, youve slept with the devil. But anyone expecting City to be kicked out of the Champions League is likely to be disappointed. Corruption 3 Anti-Fraud Culture and Key . We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Combine that fatigue with fans' tribalistic loyalty to their team, and it is easy to see why sport seems so able to withstand such controversies. The governments damning verdict on Liverpool city council was summed up by a single word on the front page of the local newspaper: Failed., The feeling of many Liverpudlians was one of shame, anger and betrayal. Since then, Sir Richard has also been involved in the response to the coronavirus pandemic and was a critic of the government's handling of regional lockdowns last autumn.
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