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Originally Posted by Makarov
Apparently CPS also issued a statement in which it criticized the programs for misleading editing of lengthy statements which distorted their meaning.
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Speaking of misleading editorializing, you failed to mention that Channel 4 then sued the CPS for libel for issuing that critique, and won. This took literally three seconds via google to figure out.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/t...ng-target.html
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Astonishingly, the police then asked the CPS to consider whether a prosecution could be brought against Channel 4 for broadcasting a programme including material likely to stir up racial hatred. When that was ruled out, the police and the CPS reported the programme makers to Ofcom, the TV regulator, alleging "complete distortion" in the way the programme had been edited.
Undercover Mosque became embroiled in the wider "fake TV" controversy before Ofcom concluded it was "a legitimate investigation, uncovering matters of important public interest".
Now, because they refused to withdraw their allegations, the police and the CPS - in other words, the taxpayer - have been required to pay a six-figure sum in libel damages to compensate Dispatches. It is a welcome vindication for Channel 4 at the conclusion of a very sorry episode.
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Given how easily this was tracked down, it has to be asked: was your decision to omit this from your post a deliberate tactic on your part?