An innocent pilot suing BA for wrongful dismissal has been identified as Surrey-born Samir Jamaluddin. This case has all the tones of a witch hunt as far as I'm concerned and has echos of the Lotfi Raissi case.
He is an Algerian-born British resident, was arrested in the UK shortly after the 9/11 attacks amid claims that he was a key member of the plot.
He was held in custody for nearly five months before being released when a judge found there was no evidence to link him to any form of terrorism.
He has been awarded a multi million pound compensation package.
Samir Jamaluddin was judged a security risk after his arrest by Scotland Yard counter-terrorism detectives in 2007, and the airline decided it was in the national interest to ensure he never flew again.
He was eventually dismissed three years later.
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