{UAH} Former Labour peer Lord Ahmed, 61, appears in court with two brothers

Lord Nazir Ahmed used to be the most high profile muslim politician in the UK. He is the first muslim to be appointed to the House Lords- this was by  Tony Blair, at a time when Ahmed was a high ranking Labour politician. Little did anyone know he had a dark side to his illustrious political career. Being a homosexual paedophile is not a nice recommendation for anyone, let alone a devout muslim. I hope he successfully defends himself against these awful charges.  

Bobby

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Former Labour peer Lord Ahmed, 61, appears in court with two brothers

Lord Nazir Ahmed is accused of two attempted rapes, one serious sexual assault and one indecent assault. The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 1971 and 1974 in Rotherham.

Former Labour peer Lord Ahmed, 61, appears in court with his two brothers charged with historic child sex offences against a boy and a girl in the 1970s

• Charges against Lord Ahmed relate to two alleged victims, a girl and a boy 
• Mohammed Farouq is accused of four counts of indecently assaulting a boy
• Mohammed Tariq is charged with two counts of indecently assaulting a boy 
• The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 1971 and 1974
• Lord Ahmed has not yet entered a plea and his two brothers have both pleaded not guilty  

By TERRI-ANN WILLIAMS FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 18:19, 17 April 2019 | UPDATED: 18:19, 17 April 2019

 
 
 
 
 
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Lord Nazir Ahmed (pictured above) has not yet entered a plea regarding the several charges agaisnt him

A former Labour peer has appeared in court alongside his two brothers charged with historic child sex offences in Rotherham.

Lord Nazir Ahmed is accused of two attempted rapes, one serious sexual assault and one indecent assault.

The charges against the 61-year-old relate to two alleged victims, a girl and a boy under the age of 16 and 14.

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The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 1971 and 1974, when Lord Ahmed had still been a teenager.

His brothers appeared alongside him at Sheffield Crown Court today, who are both arrested as part of the same investigation, which first began in 2016.

Mohammed Farouq, 68, is accused of four counts of indecently assaulting a boy under 14 between 1968 and 1972.

Mohammed Tariq, 63, is charged with two counts of indecently assaulting a boy under 14 between 1970 and 1972.

The pair, both from Rotherham, pleaded not guilty to the charges at a hearing last month. Lord Ahmed has not entered a plea yet.

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Mohammed Tariq (left) is charged with two counts of indecent assault against a boy under 11 and Mohammed Farouq (right) is charged with four counts of indecent assault against a boy

All three were released on bail and will appear at Sheffield Crown Court on June 14 for a pre-trial hearing before a two week trial begins on December 2.

Speaking to the defendants, Judge Jeremy Richardson QC asked the trio to continue to consult and cooperate with their lawyers in preparation for the trial.

'You have heard what's been said today and I have given directions as to the future conduct of the case.

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The trio will appear at Sheffield Crown Court (above) on June 14 for a pre-trial hearing 

'You must be here on the next occasion, which will be June 14, for us to make further directions for the case.

'In the meantime all three of you are released on bail. You may leave the dock.'

Lord Ahmed was born in Kashmir, India, and moved to the UK in 1969 with his family to join his father who was working in steel factories in Rotherham.

He joined the Labour Party in 1975 aged 18 and became a councillor in Rotherham in 1990.

In 1998 he became Britain's first Muslim when he was appointed to the House of Lords by then-Prime Minister Tony Blair.

He resigned from the Labour Party in 2013.

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