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| The Metropolitan Police unlawfully tapped phonecalls of one of their own senior officers, the BBC has learned. | The Metropolitan Police unlawfully tapped phonecalls of one of their own senior officers, the BBC has learned. |
| The force listened to calls made by Chief Superintendent Ali Dizaei, legal adviser to the National Black Police Association (NBPA). | The force listened to calls made by Chief Superintendent Ali Dizaei, legal adviser to the National Black Police Association (NBPA). |
| The interception was ruled unlawful by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. | The interception was ruled unlawful by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. |
| The NPBA said the tapping included calls when Mr Dizaei gave advice to black and Asian colleagues in dispute with their own forces. | The NPBA said the tapping included calls when Mr Dizaei gave advice to black and Asian colleagues in dispute with their own forces. |
| Mr Dizaei has not commented on the ruling but a spokesman for the NBPA said that it would be seeking compensation for members. | Mr Dizaei has not commented on the ruling but a spokesman for the NBPA said that it would be seeking compensation for members. |
| 'No lawful grounds' | 'No lawful grounds' |
| The Met has told the BBC that officers are assessing implications of the tribunal's findings. | The Met has told the BBC that officers are assessing implications of the tribunal's findings. |
| The BBC's Barnie Choudhury said that amid the legal language of the tribunal's ruling, "one uncomfortable phrase stands out" - that there were "no lawful grounds for the private intercepts". | |
| That means the Met unlawfully tapped private phonecalls made by Mr Dizaei while at work. | That means the Met unlawfully tapped private phonecalls made by Mr Dizaei while at work. |
| The NBPA says Mr Dizaei's calls were tapped during a police investigation called Operation Helios - during it the Met recorded 3,500 private calls. | The NBPA says Mr Dizaei's calls were tapped during a police investigation called Operation Helios - during it the Met recorded 3,500 private calls. |
| Our correspondent said the case was an embarrassment for the Met, which was accused of being "institutional racist" during the Stephen Lawrence inquiry. | Our correspondent said the case was an embarrassment for the Met, which was accused of being "institutional racist" during the Stephen Lawrence inquiry. |