ALEX WILLIAM SMITH
Greater Manchester, OL12 6ST
COPY OF LETTER SENT ON 17th MAY TO VARIOUS PARTIES AS STATED IN VIDEO ABOVE
17th May 2019. – (Page 1 of 10)
OPEN LETTER TO ALL RELEVANT AUTHORITIES
REGARDS THE LONG-TERM ILLEGAL
ACTIVITIES OF JOURNALIST MAZHER MAHMOOD
A.K.A. “THE FAKE SHEIKH”
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Dear Sir/Madam
My name is Alex William Smith, although I am also know by my current stage name of Jonathan Royle and my former stage name of Alex-Leroy which I was using in 1998 when the now disgraced and convicted of Conspiracy to Pervert the course of Justice, Journalist Mazher Mahmood ran a fabricated story about me in the News of the World.
This ultimately led to me getting two convictions for delivery of Counterfeit Coins as is fully explained on my blog page located at www.circusofthemind.net
As you will see on that page I am in the process of appealing my Convictions, especially given that New Evidence has now come to light including most notably the fact that it seems that the alleged “Fake” Coins in my case, were never forensically tested by the Royal Mint despite claims to the contrary by the CPS.
My Renewed Grounds of Appeal is being dispatched to the Central Criminal Courts of Appeal Offices by Signed for Royal Mail Delivery on the morning of Friday 24th May 2019 – a PDF of the grounds can be seen on my blog at www.circusofthemind.net
Anyway my reason for writing is that on behalf of all victims of Rupert Murdoch’s “Fake Sheikh” Mazher Mahmood I would like some answers.
Answers to things that it was indicated investigations would be started into almost five years ago now, and as yet nothing has been published by anyone in this regards.
Shortly after the Drugs Trial involving British Pop Star Tulisa Contostavlos collapsed after The Sun on Sunday and former News of the World Journalist Mazher Mahmood aka “The Fake Sheikh” was exposed as a Liar, it was publicized that the Crown Prosecution Service would now closely examine whether previous convictions obtained based on Mahmood’s evidence could now still be considered safe.
Suggestions at the time were made that the Attorney General should examine why Mahmood himself had never been charged or previously convicted for buying Drugs, Counterfeit Money, Guns and other items which by purchasing in the manner he did, arguably without a real “public interest” defence that he was indeed himself breaking the law on multiple occasions.
Indeed in that regards I quote three people:
Judge Stuart Fish formally acquitted Mr Giggs, then asked whether
charges of inciting to supply drugs and illegal possession had been
considered against the reporter, Mazher Mahmood.
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“Curiously, he’s (Mazher Mahmood) never been charged with the illegal
purchase of cocaine, although there are no legal grounds on which he can
do this to perpetrate a sting.” – Peter Burden – Author of Fake Sheikhs
& Royal Trappings.
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And also:
“I am minded to refer the whole of this matter to the Attorney General to consider the temptations to which money being offered in return for
stories, in particular about celebrities, gives rise to – and the way in which
newspaper investigations may have a detrimental effect on – the ultimate
court proceedings.” – Judge Simon Smith
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(Links to the Original Sources of Quotes at www.circusofthemind.net)
Further there was also talk that such activities by Mahmood should be looked at during part two of The Leveson Inquiry, which sadly the current Conservative Government have axed, despite Sir Brian Leveson stating that it is needed more than ever and also clearly stating in his letter to the Government from which I quote:
“The Conviction of Mazher Mahmood also raises issues of an entirely different species of unlawful or improper conduct”
Sir Brian Leveson – 23rd January 2018.
However Fast approaching five years since the collapse of that trial in 2014, no results of such an apparent “investigation” have been published or made public and I for one on behalf of all victims of the “Fake Sheikh” would like to know why is that?
Given the extreme weight of evidence and facts that I have managed to collect and publish on my blog page at www.circusofthemind.net it now seems clear that The Crown Prosecution Service knew about Mahmood’s dishonest and arguably illegal activities as far back as 1997 as was revealed in the BBC Panorama Documentary “The Fake Sheikh Exposed” and since then has also been revealed through various online news sources the links to which are on my blog and include this one:
That of course raises the question that the Crown Prosecution Service need to answer of why was their knowledge of Mahmood’s Dishonesty and arguably Illegal Activities not disclosed to me by them when I was charged or at anytime during the legal court process?
The same question applies as far as I am aware to all other victims of the Fake Sheikh, why was such information withheld from us and not disclosed as it should have been to give us all the chance of a fair trial?
I would also love to know why a full Police Inquiry into why Mahmoods evidence was allowed to be used to charge people for so long, despite Police already being aware that he was not to be trusted as a witness of truth has it seems as yet not been undertaken?
After all Mahmood himself has famously bragged that he has bent Police Officers in his Pocket, surely such corruption itself should lead to an investigation into what else may have illegally taken place between Mahmood and the Police?
I would therefore strongly urge all relevant parties, namely the Crown Prosecution Service, The Attorney General, New Scotland Yard & The MET Police and of course all relevant members of Government to please respond to this letter providing full details of what (if any) relevant investigations have indeed taken place and what results were obtained and conclusion made etc, or where such has not taken place please explain why?
In terms of Political Parties I would also urge all opposition parties to reaffirm their commitment to reinstating Part Two of the Leveson Inquiry should they become elected and gain entry to Number Ten.
It is my honest belief that many dozens of people may have been wrongfully jailed over the years due to the lies, deception, illegal activities and behind the scenes manipulation and intimidation of Mazher Mahmood and those in his team, and that such should be fully investigated by all relevant authorities as a matter of urgency.
You will find that I have done a lot of the legwork for you and provided links to evidence galore of Mahmood’s Long-term dishonest and illegal actions on my blog at www.circusofthemind.net
Quoted from that blog, may I now draw your attention to these quotes from various people which have appeared in the media since the collapse of the Tulisa Contostavlos Case involving Mazher Mahmood, and which further illustrate how unsafe any convictions gained as a result of his evidence must now surely be deemed.
The sources of all of these quotes in various National Media Publications along with links to the original articles and/or official statements/letters can be seen on my website of www.circusofthemind.net
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It is as we have long suspected that the Met knew and repressed
information about corrupt relationships between their officers, employees
of The News of the World and Southern Investigations. This information
was deliberately repressed by the Metropolitan police and should have
been disclosed to those representing defendants in the so called “stings”
orchestrated by Mazher Mahmood. It is information which should be
immediately disclosed to those lawyers advising relevant convicted
individuals whose cases are now before the CCRC, and the Daniel Morgan
Investigation Panel. – Siobhain Egan – Lewis Nedas Law
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“People who have been locked up in the past are now able to say there is
compelling evidence that this man was prepared to lie on oath in order to
secure a wrongful conviction, so there’s now a platform for others to come
forward and say ‘the same thing happened to us.’” – Jeremey Dein QC
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There were “strong grounds for believing that the underlying purpose of
these lies was to conceal the fact that he (Mazher Mahmood) had been
manipulating the evidence in this case” by getting another witness to
change his account” Judge Alistair McCreath told the jury.
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“Mahmood has now been exposed by my lawyers openly lying to the
judge and jury. These lies were told to stop crucial evidence going before
the jury.” She added: “Thankfully, the lies have been uncovered and
justice has been done.” – Tulisa Constantavlos
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Judge Stuart Fish formally acquitted Mr Giggs, then asked whether
charges of inciting to supply drugs and illegal possession had been
considered against the reporter, Mazher Mahmood.
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Mr Quinn Hawkins prosecuting said: “The position is that the Crown can
no longer rely on Mr Mahmood as a witness of truth in this case, and for
that reason, I offer no evidence against Mr Gordon on behalf of the
Crown.”
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“Curiously, he’s (Mazher Mahmood) never been charged with the illegal
purchase of cocaine, although there are no legal grounds on which he can
do this to perpetrate a sting.” – Peter Burden – Author of Fake Sheikhs
& Royal Trappings.
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“I am responsible for innocent people going to jail. I tricked them, (to help
Mazher Mahmood) and I’m ashamed. It’s time to tell the truth.”
Florim Gashi – Former Colleague of the Fake Sheikh
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“We’ve had the case of Mazher Mahmood, the ‘fake sheikh’ who perverted
the course of justice to secure his ’scoops’ and left scores of previous
convictions unsafe.” – Tom Watson – Labour MP
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“One is mindful about the fact there is little regulation on undercover
newspaper work and citizen investigators which perhaps needs to be
looked into.” – Nazir Afzal – Former Chief of CPS in Northwest.
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The other thing you might want to look at though is the PCC code:
“Clandestine devices and subterfuge. The press must not seek to obtain or
publish material acquired by using hidden cameras or clandestine listening
devices or by intercepting private or mobile calls, messages or emails…”
etcetera, etcetera. And of course it goes on to say: “… unless there’s a clear
public interest.” – Alistair Campbell – MP
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“The fact that somebody who has been accused by a judge of apparently
not telling the truth may be instrumental in those convictions would
certainly be a reason to look at those convictions again and to examine
them to see whether they are safe,”
(Goldsmith told the Fake Sheikh Exposed Panorama Documentary)
Lord Peter Henry Goldsmith – Former Attorney General
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“I will first deal with unlawful and improper conduct within News
International and other newspaper organisations. The Conviction of
Mazher Mahmood also raises issues of an entirely different species of
unlawful and improper conduct” – Sir Brian Leveson QC
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Steve Grayson, who worked with Mahmood on numerous stories in the
1990’s including this one, said of the takedown: “He is a drug dealer,
we’re drug dealers, we have paid this guy to supply the drugs to give to
her.” – Steve Grayson – Former Mazher Mahmood Associate.
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“The CPS special prosecution team, as it was then, dealt exclusively with
these prosecutions and in my view did not seek to test the weight or the
veracity of the evidence.” “As I say, there was a certain MO Mahmood
would employ. The same assertions were made by reputable defence teams
time and again to the CPS, which were ignored.” “You also have the Met
Police. We now know there were internal investigations by the anticorruption team at New Scotland Yard into Mahmood’s relationships with serving police officers.” – Siobhain Egan – Lewis Nedas Law
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“Over the last 25 years, innumerable lives have been ruined by the
dishonest actions of Mazher Mahmood. People have lost their livelihoods,
their homes and relationships, with some spending time in prison.”
“When the public used to read “Fake Sheikh” articles in British
newspapers, they would know there was a criminal at the heart of the
story. Until now, readers didn’t realise that the criminal was the “Fake
Sheikh” himself.” – MARK LEWIS – Lawyer
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“The real scandal in this case is that Mahmood was allowed to operate as a
wholly unregulated police force, ‘investigating’ crimes without the
safeguards which apply to the police. As a journalist, he was able to rely
on unnamed ‘sources’ and was not required to give full disclosure of his
investigation to the defence. As Tulisa’s defence lawyers, we were
prevented from properly testing the strength of his evidence.”
“It was obvious from the outset that Tulisa should never have had to go to
court. If Mahmood’s evidence had been properly stress tested instead of
accepted wholesale by the CPS, we are confident it would have come to
the same conclusion.” – Ben Rose – Hickman & Rose
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“Red flags were raised about the reliability of Mazher Mahmood’s stings
over decades but the police ignored them.” – Dr. Evan Harris
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“It appears perverse that, while the law protects against the state causing
citizens to commit illegal acts, it does not protect against private parties
doing the same thing, where often the participation of the private
‘entrapper’ goes beyond that which would be deemed appropriate by law
enforcement officers. Many newspapers stings involve an expensive and
targeted campaign on one individual, based on limited or no intelligence,
where the inducement is persistent and the primary incentive is to sell
newspapers, not to prevent crime.”
David Sleight – Kingsley Napsley Solicitors
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“Mahmood’s methods debase journalism. They often amount to
entrapment and, on occasion, appear to involve the use of agents
provocateurs. People have been encouraged to commit crimes they would
not otherwise have conceived. As if that wasn’t enough, the public interest
justification advanced for such activities by the NoW is almost always
highly debatable.” – Professor Roy Greenslade – Journalist
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“Panorama increases the strength of the case considerably for a new
inquiry… There is a severe question mark over over the tactics he
[Mahmood] used… We are dealing with convictions which may not have
been properly obtained.” – John Whittingdale MP
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“There is a huge danger of accepting Mr Mahmood’s word in respect of
any matter.” Stephen Solley QC
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“I am minded to refer the whole of this matter to the Attorney General to
consider the temptations to which money being offered in return for
stories, in particular about celebrities, gives rise to – and the way in which
newspaper investigations may have a detrimental effect on – the ultimate
court proceedings.” – Judge Simon Smith
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“There must also be a review of Mazher Mahmood’s previous work. There
is a long rap sheet of complaints from Mahmood’s previous targets. All
those claims previously dismissed as ‘special pleading’ now sound eerily
similar to Contostavlos’ reports, namely that either:–
Mahmood offered inducements to ‘create’ the commission of a crime that
would never otherwise have been anticipated,
Mahmood manipulated or ‘spliced’ audio recordings, thus providing
police with inaccurate impressions about what was said, or the context of
it,
Mahmood misled law enforcement about the ‘originator’ or ‘instigator’ of
a criminal enterprise when in fact the origin was either Mahmood, or
someone in his pay.
Alistair Parker of Brett Wilson Solicitors
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I would greatly appreciate your answers to the enclosed questions and your help in ensuring truth and justice is finally obtained for all victims of Mazher Mahmood whose life’s and careers have been ruined by his dishonest and often wholly illegal actions.
I look forward to your detailed written reply to the matters raised herein.
Yours Truly
Alex William Smith
PS: I am making this letter Open and Public in the hopes that other people with further evidence and facts about Mahmood’s Illegal Activities will come forward and contact me with things that can ultimately help not just myself, but also all other victims of “Fake Sheikh” Mazher Mahmood.

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