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| Apology for Rushdie over claims | |
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| Sir Salman Rushdie has received an apology in the High Court from a former police officer over false claims he made in a book about the author. | Sir Salman Rushdie has received an apology in the High Court from a former police officer over false claims he made in a book 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. | Outside court, Sir Salman said he had never sought financial reward in bringing the case. |
| Mr Evans helped to protect Sir Salman after The Satanic Verses led to death threats against him in 1989. | Mr Evans helped to protect Sir Salman after The Satanic Verses led to death threats against him in 1989. |
| Mr Justice Teare made a Declaration of Falsity against Mr Evans, his ghost writer Douglas Thompson, and the publisher of the book, John Blake Publishing. | |
| "I am very gratified by the results," Sir Salman said. | |
| "The author, ghost writers and publishers of this book have agreed in court that the book contained a very large number - 11 - serious falsehoods which they've admitted were complete lies. | |
| "And the court has so ruled that these 11 statements were defamatory and untruthful. | |
| "As far as I'm concerned that's the end of the matter. | |
| "It was never my desire to seek any financial reward from this but simply to have it established that the truth is the truth and lies are lies - I'm happy to have nailed that." | |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. |