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24-02-2006, 11:46
Mayor Ken:Guilty over nazi jibe?
London's mayor has been found guilty of bringing his office into disrepute when he compared a Jewish journalist to a concentration camp guard.
The Adjudication Panel for England ruled Ken Livingstone had acted in an "unnecessarily insensitive" manner.
His lawyer had argued there was no evidence he had damaged his office with his comments made at a party last year.
The hearing followed a complaint from the Jewish Board of Deputies. His punishment is yet to be decided.
BBC London's Tim Donovan said it was likely the mayor would receive a reprimand at the very least for his comments to Evening Standard reporter Oliver Finegold.
London's mayor has been found guilty of bringing his office into disrepute when he compared a Jewish journalist to a concentration camp guard.
The Adjudication Panel for England ruled Ken Livingstone had acted in an "unnecessarily insensitive" manner.
His lawyer had argued there was no evidence he had damaged his office with his comments made at a party last year.
The hearing followed a complaint from the Jewish Board of Deputies. His punishment is yet to be decided.
BBC London's Tim Donovan said it was likely the mayor would receive a reprimand at the very least for his comments to Evening Standard reporter Oliver Finegold.