North of Tyne mayor speaks out to totally condemn ex-Labour councillor jailed for stalking
Jamie Driscoll issued a statement on Monday lunchtime about former colleague Dipu Ahad, who was sentenced to 14 months in prison at Newcastle Crown Court last week
18:31, 3 MAY 2021
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The North of Tyne mayor has now spoken out to “totally condemn” the actions of a disgraced ex-councillor jailed for stalking.
By Daniel Holland
New North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll arrives during a Combined Authority meeting at Newcastle Civic Centre. The North of Tyne mayor has now spoken out to “totally condemn” the actions of a disgraced ex-councillor jailed for stalking. Jamie Driscoll issued a statement on Monday lunchtime about Dipu Ahad, a former Newcastle Labour colleague who was sentenced to 14 months in prison last week. Ahad, who represented the Elswick ward in Newcastle’s West End for 13 years, pleaded guilty to stalking in February and a court heard last week how he had used his position to appear as a “knight in shining armour” trying to help a woman who was a stalking victim, when he was in fact the stalker.
Mayor and four councillors refuse to sign statement condemning ex-Newcastle councillor jailed for stalking
Former councillor Dipu Ahad was sentenced to 14 months behind bars this week and more than 60 Newcastle Labour elected representatives or candidates have slammed his callous actions
20:29, 1 MAY 2021
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