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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Manchester cafe owner says police tried to recruit him to spy on Palestine Action

Etisham Sadiq, a bald man with a beard wearing a black sweatshirt with a cat print, stands on  pavement and casts shadow
Shams Sadiq: ‘They said to me: “We need your help. Look, there’s benefits in helping us”.’ Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian

A cafe owner claims police offered him financial benefits and to turn a “blind eye” to certain low-level offences if he informed on Palestine Action.

Shams (his nickname) Sadiq, who owns two Manchester cafes, said the inducements were offered when he went to collect electronic devices that police had confiscated during his arrest last year in connection with alleged offences relating to the banned direct action group.

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