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| Rushdie gets apology from author | |
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| Sir Salman Rushdie has received an apology in the High Court from a former police officer over a libellous book he had written about the author. | |
| Sir Salman began legal action against Ron Evans for the way he was portrayed in the book, On Her Majesty's Service. | Sir Salman began legal action against Ron Evans for the way he was portrayed in the book, On Her Majesty's Service. |
| Outside court, Sir Salman said he had never sought financial reward in bringing the case. | |
| Mr Evans helped to protect the Sir Salman after The Satanic Verses led to death threats against him in 1989. | |
| On Her Majesty's Service had been due to be published in early August but was delayed after Sir Salman became aware of the claims. | |
| At the start of this month, Sir Salman told BBC News the book was defamatory and demanded that the offending chapters be removed. | At the start of this month, Sir Salman told BBC News the book was defamatory and demanded that the offending chapters be removed. |
| The book's publisher, John Blake Publishing Ltd, pulped 4,000 copies which were printed but never distributed after discovering that substantial parts of two chapters were untrue. | The book's publisher, John Blake Publishing Ltd, pulped 4,000 copies which were printed but never distributed after discovering that substantial parts of two chapters were untrue. |
| Parts of the book have now been re-written. | Parts of the book have now been re-written. |