Is this the same man? The one on the right is Lutfur Ali, employed by the London Met as a Community Assessor. And as such, he can dismiss a police recruit at the first interview stage. The man on the left is also called Lutfur Ali and worked for Tower Hamlets Council before losing his job because he was funnelling embezzled money to the extremist organisation the Islamic Forum of Europe. A Freedom of Information Request was sent to the London Met, asking them if their Community Assessor Lutfur Ali was the same man as Tower Hamlets extremist Lutfur Ali. The reply said they could neither "confirm or deny" that it was the same man, but admitted they did employ a Lutfur Ali as a Community Assessor. The photo on the left was taken in 2010, the photo on the right was taken recently. If it is the same man? Then the London Met is employing a known extremist to vet police recruits, which is more than just a disgrace, but it's highly DANGEROUS.