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23/08/2009
Magistrate to seek compensation after employment tribunal ruling |
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A magistrate was victimised after complaining about the treatment of black defendants, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Iris Josiah from north London took action against the Ministry of Justice after being suspended from sitting as a magistrate.
The ban came after she voiced her concerns that some magistrates handed out tougher sentences to black defendants than white ones.
Ms Josiah was subsequently reinstated, but had to wait a further four months before actually hearing another case.
She told an employment tribunal she had been unlawfully suspended, overlooked for promotion in favour of white contemporaries and that she had been the victim of race discrimination.
Stratford Employment Tribunal ruled Ms Josiah had been victimised because of her complaint about racial discrimination, meaning she is now in a position to seek compensation.
However, the tribunal rejected her claim that she had been a direct victim of race discrimination.
In June, an employment tribunal ordered the British Refugee Council to pay more than £65,000 in compensation to Emmanuel Obikwu after ruling the case worker had been unfairly dismissed and the victim of racial discrimination.
Written by Laurence Smith |
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