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| Blackmail case judges face probe | Blackmail case judges face probe |
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| Two judges involved in a high-profile blackmail trial are to be investigated by the judicial watchdog. | Two judges involved in a high-profile blackmail trial are to be investigated by the judicial watchdog. |
| Immigration judges Mohammed Ilyas Khan and his female colleague - known only as Judge J - will be investigated by the Office for Judicial Complaints. | Immigration judges Mohammed Ilyas Khan and his female colleague - known only as Judge J - will be investigated by the Office for Judicial Complaints. |
| Brazilian Roselane Driza worked illegally as a cleaner for both judges. | Brazilian Roselane Driza worked illegally as a cleaner for both judges. |
| Neither judge will be sitting while the inquiry is ongoing. The lord chancellor said there was particular concern over the issue of hiring an illegal worker. | Neither judge will be sitting while the inquiry is ongoing. The lord chancellor said there was particular concern over the issue of hiring an illegal worker. |
| The investigation will also look at the impact of other issues on the image of the judiciary. | |
| Driza was acquitted of blackmailing Judge Khan but convicted of the same offence against Judge J. Both judges said they were unaware of her status. | Driza was acquitted of blackmailing Judge Khan but convicted of the same offence against Judge J. Both judges said they were unaware of her status. |
| Driza was also convicted of stealing intimate videos from Judge Khan and is liable to eventually be deported back to Brazil. | Driza was also convicted of stealing intimate videos from Judge Khan and is liable to eventually be deported back to Brazil. |
| There was great media interest in the case, with the court hearing how Judge J and Judge Khan had been lovers, with the latter eventually starting an affair with Driza. | There was great media interest in the case, with the court hearing how Judge J and Judge Khan had been lovers, with the latter eventually starting an affair with Driza. |
| Roselane Driza was working illegally in the UK | Roselane Driza was working illegally in the UK |
| The 37-year-old cleaner told the court she found two intimate videos of Judge Khan - in one he was with Judge J and she was apparently snorting cocaine. Judge J strongly denied any suggestion she had taken drugs. | The 37-year-old cleaner told the court she found two intimate videos of Judge Khan - in one he was with Judge J and she was apparently snorting cocaine. Judge J strongly denied any suggestion she had taken drugs. |
| A statement from the Department for Constitutional Affairs said: "The lord chancellor and the lord chief justice strongly believe that the public must have confidence in judges, and take seriously any allegations against them of misconduct. | A statement from the Department for Constitutional Affairs said: "The lord chancellor and the lord chief justice strongly believe that the public must have confidence in judges, and take seriously any allegations against them of misconduct. |
| "In particular the lord chancellor and lord chief justice are concerned about the allegation that Mr Khan and Ms J employed Ms Driza as a cleaner when she was ineligible to work in this country. | |
| "Neither Mr Khan nor Ms J will be sitting in their judicial capacity whilst these investigations are ongoing." | |
| Judge Khan will remain on full pay, while Judge J, on sick leave with stress for 18 months, will continue on the same pay. |