Lee Jasper suspended

A fairly tortuous press release has been released stating the Lee Jasper has asked to be suspended and have all allegations against him referred to the police:

The Mayor said: ‘I want to make completely clear the police have made no approach to me to refer these allegations. We are seeing an attempt at a trial by the media with the London Assembly not merely refusing to scrutinise but also preventing Lee Jasper answering these allegations even when he volunteers to do so and a police investigation will put a stop to this disgraceful political charade.

 

'The Evening Standard should immediately take any evidence it claims to have to the police or stop making these false allegations - in the good old phrase put up or shut up.

 

‘In agreeing Lee's request I have also made the extremely difficult decision that like any GLA officer subject to a police investigation, Lee Jasper will be suspended pending the outcome of the police investigation.

 

‘I believe this investigation will exonerate Lee Jasper and show this to be a shameful campaign. As the interests of London are best served by putting an end to this malignant political charade I have concluded that a full police investigation is the most authoritative way to end this story once and for all.’  

Interesting. Do the police provide this kind of name-clearing service for anyone who asks for it, then?