-Caveat Lector- Citizenship Denied for Dodi's Dad LONDON (AP) -- Billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son Dodi died in the car crash that also killed Princess Diana, has once again been rejected for British citizenship, the British Home Office said Thursday. Home Secretary Jack Straw made the decision after receiving new information from the Egyptian-born owner of Harrods department store about his application, a statement issued by the department said, giving no further details. Al Fayed told reporters that he would fight the ``unjust'' ruling. ``I know it's the establishment behind this,'' he said, without elaborating. Al Fayed's spokesman, Laurie Mayer, called the ruling ``perverse,'' and said they would contest it. Al Fayed applied for a British passport in 1993, a year after his brother, Ali Fayed, also applied. Both petitions were turned down without explanation in 1995 by John Major's Conservative government, but the brothers won a chance to appeal. Last month, the Home Office approved the application of Ali Fayed and said it would announce its decision about Mohamed Al Fayed later. The government did say why it had turned down the application, but Al Fayed issued a statement Thursday revealing the reasons. One ground for the rejection, he said, was his failure to take action after the discovery that a safe deposit box at Harrods, held by a business rival had been opened. Al Fayed said the box was opened without his knowledge and acknowledged that his failure to take action was ``an error of judgment.'' The second ground was a payment he made to a member of Parliament to raise a question in Parliament that would assist his business interests, he said. The Conservative legislator resigned in 1997 over the payment. Al Fayed has said repeatedly that he had been told it was normal lobbying procedure and had made no secret of the payments. Al Fayed is a controversial figure in Britain, where he has resided for more than 35 years. Although he has donated generously to charities, he has been accused of electronically eavesdropping on employees and firing minority workers without cause. He also was castigated in a 1985 government report examining the takeover of Harrods, although Straw said details of that report had been discounted in this review of Al Fayed's application because it was dated. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
