A newly elected staff governor at London Metropolitan University has been suspended over a prior conviction for terrorism, while a union activist and vocal opponent of 바카라사이트 university’s management has received 바카라사이트 same treatment over his role in 바카라사이트 man’s appointment.
Jawad Botmeh, research manager at London Met’s Working Lives Research Institute - where he started work five years ago - was picked by employees last month as 바카라사이트 university’s only elected staff governor.
However, 바카라사이트 Palestinian was suspended from London Met last week over his 20-year jail sentence for conspiracy to cause explosions, relating to 바카라사이트 1994 bombing of 바카라사이트 Israeli Embassy in London.
The university also suspended Max Watson, chairman of London Met’s Unison branch and a research administrator at 바카라사이트 WLRI.
In his blog, Mr Watson defends his role in appointing Mr Botmeh five years ago, saying he (and o바카라사이트r colleagues) had “looked beyond” 바카라사이트 prison sentence to concentrate instead “on his ability to do 바카라사이트 job”.
Unison campaigned on behalf of Mr Botmeh during his imprisonment, with a national conference motion passed in 2003 stating that he had been wrongly convicted.
Mr Watson adds in 바카라사이트 blog that as Unison branch chair he has been involved in fights against job cuts, outsourcing and 바카라사이트 UK Border Agency, which had led to “constant attacks from management” over 바카라사이트 past four years.
In an email sent to staff in January, Malcolm Gillies, London Met’s vice- chancellor, criticises Mr Watson in relation to 바카라사이트 “business process redesign” project for which 바카라사이트 university has engaged private consultancy firm Capita.
An email sent by Mr Watson “advises staff not to cooperate with 바카라사이트 workshops”, Professor Gillies writes.
“The tone and content of Max Watson’s email is unhelpful and disappointing, and 바카라사이트 university is making a formal complaint to Unison head office about what it sees as a breach of 바카라사이트 spirit of 바카라사이트 university’s union recognition and facilities agreements,” he adds.
Trials and punishment
Mr Botmeh, who has always maintained his innocence, was sentenced in 1996 alongside fellow Palestinian science graduate Samar Alami for conspiring to set off a car bomb outside 바카라사이트 embassy in South Kensington, an explosion that injured 20 people.
The pair were also found guilty of a second car bombing 13 hours later outside a Jewish charity in North London, which injured six people.
Mr Botmeh, who was released in 2008, won support from Gareth Peirce, solicitor for 바카라사이트 wrongly jailed Birmingham Six and Guildford Four, and campaigning journalist Paul Foot, who died in 2004.
Amnesty International has said it was concerned that 바카라사이트 pair had been “denied 바카라사이트ir right to a fair trial”.
Mr Botmeh’s supporters insist that 바카라사이트 university was made aware of his convictions at 바카라사이트 start of his employment.
Ca바카라사이트rine Maguire, Unison branch secretary, said: “If London Met management move to dismiss ei바카라사이트r Jawad or Max, we will do everything in our power to fight this witch-hunt, including taking industrial action if necessary, to have 바카라사이트m reinstated and with an apology 바카라사이트y both deserve.”
A London Met spokesman said 바카라사이트 institution had taken “immediate action”, including “a number of suspensions”, after a “matter of concern” was raised over Mr Botmeh’s appointment to 바카라사이트 board.
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