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Former DJ turned Youtube star sues police over 'scandalous' BBC allegations
LAWYERS acting for former BBC DJ Alex Belfield have filed court papers to sue Nottinghamshire Police for wrongful arrest. Supporters of the prominent Youtube commentator and broadcaster have told the Sunday Express that the legal case could be "the next big scandal to hit the BBC".
By DAVID MADDOX, POLITICAL EDITOR
PUBLISHED: 08:52, Sun, May 23, 2021 | UPDATED: 08:52, Sun, May 23, 2021

Mr Belfield was arrested on March 27 after he was blamed for an alleged bomb hoax at the BBC. During the arrest, the police smashed down his front door, confiscated all his equipment, dismantled his car, strip searched him and searched his home for four and a half hours. The arrest was the fifth time Mr Belfield has been arrested by Nottinghamshire Police in the last 18 months after a series of complaints made against him by the BBC or its employees.

No charges have ever been brought against Mr Belfield, who is in a civil legal dispute with the Corporation, but Nottinghamshire have extended his bail on a number of occasions despite failing to get approval from the courts to do so.

The issue has been raised in a letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel by North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen who is concerned that Mr Belfield is a victim of attempts to silence him and curtail his free speech.

In the letter to Nottinghamshire Chief Constable, Mr Belfield’s solicitor alleged that officers who arrested him on March 27 “were not wearing insignia...or any form of identification” or body worn video equipment breaking National College of Policing rules.

The letter complains that Mr Belfield was “unlawfully arrested, subsequently assaulted and wrongly detained for a period of about six hours.”

The Sunday Express has seen proof that Mr Belfield was send a “No Further Action” letter by the police.

However, a spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “Mr Bellfield remains subject of a live criminal investigation. We are aware of the Court proceedings you refer to. Consequently we will be making no further comment at this time.”

Mr Belfield told the Sunday Express: “The cover up by the corrupt BBC and Nottingham Police continues as this proves, I can’t wait to see the disgraceful Chief Constable and his lying officers in the High Court and expose, in entirety, his forces ineptitude, harassment and pure incompetence.”

Referring to the Princess Diana interview scandal where a report by retired judge Lord Dyson revealed the BBC had tricked her and subsequently covered up, he added: “Clearly, after the events of this week - the BBC is already exposed as the despicable, vile and seemingly shameless organisation it is. See them all in court.”

Mr Bridgen said: “There are serious questions that need to be asked about both the BBC and the police in this case.

“This could be the next big scandal to hit the BBC.”

The BBC declined to comment.

The BBC is it's own worst enemy.

After Diana controversy and now this, there will be further exodus of licence fee payers. The BBC will either get Capita to harass the most vulnerable of people of society to bully in to getting a licence even if they don't need one. Or get the government to add licence on top of the council tax or electric bill.

It's must be hard for the licence investigators AKA door to door salesman to get people to cough up 1) lockdowns, 2) self isolation of people, 3) people are waken up to their tactics.


I am with the American model all TV stations have adverts and channel sponsorships and not forgetting product placements.

Green Man wrote:
The BBC is it's own worst enemy.

After Diana controversy and now this, there will be further exodus of licence fee payers. The BBC will either get Capita to harass the most vulnerable of people of society to bully in to getting a licence even if they don't need one. Or get the government to add licence on top of the council tax or electric bill.

It's must be hard for the licence investigators AKA door to door salesman to get people to cough up 1) lockdowns, 2) self isolation of people, 3) people are waken up to their tactics.


I am with the American model all TV stations have adverts and channel sponsorships and not forgetting product placements.

I will pay anything to get rid of adverts. I am demented by them. I don't know how some people can not mind.

It doesn't say much for the BBC though, that the best thing about it has got nothing to do with it's programmes.

Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:
The BBC is it's own worst enemy.

After Diana controversy and now this, there will be further exodus of licence fee payers. The BBC will either get Capita to harass the most vulnerable of people of society to bully in to getting a licence even if they don't need one. Or get the government to add licence on top of the council tax or electric bill.

It's must be hard for the licence investigators AKA door to door salesman to get people to cough up 1) lockdowns, 2) self isolation of people, 3) people are waken up to their tactics.


I am with the American model all TV stations have adverts and channel sponsorships and not forgetting product placements.

I will pay anything to get rid of adverts. I am demented by them. I don't know how some people can not mind.

It doesn't say much for the BBC though, that the best thing about it has got nothing to do with it's programmes.

Youtube and Dailymotion have adverts now more and more, it's becoming the norm.

At least TV in USA is better than UK TV.

Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:
The BBC is it's own worst enemy.

After Diana controversy and now this, there will be further exodus of licence fee payers. The BBC will either get Capita to harass the most vulnerable of people of society to bully in to getting a licence even if they don't need one. Or get the government to add licence on top of the council tax or electric bill.

It's must be hard for the licence investigators AKA door to door salesman to get people to cough up 1) lockdowns, 2) self isolation of people, 3) people are waken up to their tactics.


I am with the American model all TV stations have adverts and channel sponsorships and not forgetting product placements.

I will pay anything to get rid of adverts. I am demented by them. I don't know how some people can not mind.

It doesn't say much for the BBC though, that the best thing about it has got nothing to do with it's programmes.

I think the beeb does a lot of self advertisement but yes I take your point not relentlessly through the programmes; really puts me off too. Their coverage of Covid was shameful. As for films on certain commercial channels ads make them unwatchable.

I think there is a lot of good stuff on BBC still though; nature docs are second to none (also some top dramas) and if you are one of that seemingly vanishing breed of classical music lovers like me then bbc radio 3 keeps the scene alive - brilliantly so, at times.

Wyot wrote:
Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:
The BBC is it's own worst enemy.

After Diana controversy and now this, there will be further exodus of licence fee payers. The BBC will either get Capita to harass the most vulnerable of people of society to bully in to getting a licence even if they don't need one. Or get the government to add licence on top of the council tax or electric bill.

It's must be hard for the licence investigators AKA door to door salesman to get people to cough up 1) lockdowns, 2) self isolation of people, 3) people are waken up to their tactics.


I am with the American model all TV stations have adverts and channel sponsorships and not forgetting product placements.

I will pay anything to get rid of adverts. I am demented by them. I don't know how some people can not mind.

It doesn't say much for the BBC though, that the best thing about it has got nothing to do with it's programmes.

I think the beeb does a lot of self advertisement but yes I take your point not relentlessly through the programmes; really puts me off too. Their coverage of Covid was shameful. As for films on certain commercial channels ads make them unwatchable.

I think there is a lot of good stuff on BBC still though; nature docs are second to none (also some top dramas) and if you are one of that seemingly vanishing breed of classical music lovers like me then bbc radio 3 keeps the scene alive - brilliantly so, at times.

So Wyot is a 25 year old something, pipe smoker, wine drinking Pogues and classical fan ?

Completely agree about the adverts it does seem to have got a lot worse over the years i remember a time
when you didn't need these sponsors before tv programmes now there's so many of them.
And i can't stand these "oneness" idents the bbc currently have i miss the old globe.

Green Man wrote:
[quote]Wyot wrote:
[quote]Honey wrote:
[quote]Green Man wrote:


So Wyot is a 25 year old something, pipe smoker, wine drinking Pogues and classical fan ?

Wyot is whoever you want me to be cutie-pie...x