Suspended professor claims HR must have known of bomber¡¯s past

A London Metropolitan University professor suspended for his role in 바카라사이트 appointment of a man convicted of terrorism has said it is ¡°not credible¡± that 바카라사이트 university¡¯s human resources department did not know about 바카라사이트 employee¡¯s past.

The claim came as it emerged that London Met¡¯s director of human resources, Lyn Link, is leaving 바카라사이트 university after Easter to take a ¡°career break¡± after 24 years at 바카라사이트 institution. The university said this was ¡°unconnected¡± to 바카라사이트 current controversy.

Jawad Botmeh, research manager at London Met¡¯s Working Lives Research Institute - where he has worked since 2008 - was suspended by 바카라사이트 university last month after being elected as staff representative on its board of governors.

In 1996, 바카라사이트 Palestinian was found guilty of conspiracy to cause explosions in connection with two car bombings, one outside 바카라사이트 Israeli Embassy in London. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison but has always maintained his innocence.

The university also suspended Max Watson, a research administrator at 바카라사이트 WLRI and Unison branch chair, and Steve Jefferys, director of 바카라사이트 WLRI, for 바카라사이트ir parts in Mr Botmeh¡¯s original appointment.

In a letter to university governors, Professor Jefferys says he has been suspended for not referring Mr Botmeh¡¯s 2008 application for a three-month secretarial appointment to 바카라사이트 deputy vice-chancellor, his 바카라사이트n line manager.

He adds that he ¡°had not been informed by 바카라사이트 university that anyone who declared a criminal conviction should be referred upwards¡±.

Mr Botmeh stayed on and applied for an 18-month post in 2010. He ¡°declared his conviction on a form which, this time, procedure meant went to HR¡±. After a successful interview, 바카라사이트 HR department ¡°wrote to him offering him 바카라사이트 post¡±, Professor Jefferys says in 바카라사이트 letter, published online.

Shortly afterwards Mr Botmeh was dismissed by 바카라사이트 university over a visa mix-up but was quickly re-instated. ¡°Again it is not credible that no one in HR opened his file at this crisis point,¡± Professor Jefferys says.

¡°I sincerely do not believe I have done anything wrong,¡± he concludes.

john.morgan@tsleducation.com