The case of a community worker who was suing West Yorkshire Police, claiming racial discrimination, was settled yesterday.

Mohammed Amran was suing the force alleging racial discrimination and assault after he was mistakenly arrested.

But the two parties came to a mutual agreement and the case will not be pursued further.

The case at Leeds County Court, which started last month, heard how Mr Amran had been wrongly arrested. He said he had suffered a hairline fracture when he was seized in an arm-lock, which police denied. He claimed the arrest had been both deliberate and racially motivated John Beggs, for the police, said an officer made a genuine mistake when he arrested Mr Amran.

The incident lasted only two minutes and handcuffs were never applied. The officer had thought he was a man who lived next door to Mr Amran's brother Mr Amran, 30, of Highfield Drive, Bradford, said: "We have come to a mutual agreement. The Chief Constable, Colin Cramphorn, has written to me and I am quite a happy man. I have signed a confidentiality agreement and I cannot say anything more."

Mr Amran, who was a commissioner with the Commission for Racial Equality in Bradford from 1998 to 2002, currently works as community cohesion manager at Greenhead High School, Keighley, where his role is to develop good relations between young people of different ethnic backgrounds.

He said Mr Cramphorn had admitted in a letter that mistakes had been made on both sides and that he was looking forward to working together on future projects.

Mr Amran, a member of the Police Minority Liaison Committee, said: "I am doing it for the benefit of Bradford and I will continue to do more work and I will continue to support the police."

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police, said: "It has been mutually agreed that the case will not be pursued and that no costs will be paid. Both parties have expressed satisfaction at the resolution of the matter.

"The issues raised in this case refer to events which took place many years ago.

"It has been agreed that it is in the public interest that the matter be resolved at this stage and that both parties focus energy and attention on the matter of building on the positive working relationship between the police and Mr Amran that has developed since that time.

"Both parties agree that lessons have been learned during the intervening years and it is important that the positive work taking place between the community and the police continues for the benefit of the wider public."

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