Friends of Shaykh Sulaiman Gani have launched a petition calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to apologise to the south London imam for calling him an ISIS supporter in parliament.
The petition which has more than 2,700 signatures also issued the following statement:
“As friends of Sulaiman Gani, we were shocked to hear Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Radio 4 Today programme today, May 7th, repeat and embellish the false allegations that Imam Sulaiman Gani is “a supporter of Daesh, Islamic State”. We feel sure that the Rt. Honourable MP will regret his words. Sulaiman Gani may now feel he has no alternative but to seek legal redress.
“Michael Fallon, David Cameron and Zac Goldsmith must take this opportunity to make a full public apology for the harm these outrageous attacks have made on Sulaiman Gani’s name. We are sure that their words have caused great distress and grief to Sulaiman and his family. Michael Fallon has tried to justify his words by suggesting that they are part of the “rough and tumble of politics.” Obviously, and to his shame, he has no idea of the serious nature of this matter.
“There is not a scrap of evidence to prove his claim. The continual repetitions of these false allegations are cruel in the extreme. We ask all our so-called leaders, for pity’s sake, stop vilifying this good man!”
Shaykh Gani’s friends, who initiated the petition, include the campaigners Joanne MacInnes and Joy Hurcombe, the neurologist and campaigner Dr David Nicholl, the journalist and campaigner Andy Worthington, and the author Anna Perera.
You can sign the petition by clicking on the following link: https://www.change.org/p/calling-on-friends-of-suliman-gani-join-us-in-urging-david-cameron-to-apologise-and-retract-his-false-allegations
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For further information, please contact Joanne MacInnes on 07867 553580 or via email on joannemacinnes@icloud.com, or Andy Worthington by email on andy@andyworthington.co.uk
