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Article: Inquest Judge Raps Dodi Fayed's Father
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- January 23, 2008
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The judge leading the inquest into the death of Princess Diana criticized wealthy businessman Mohamed Al Fayed on Wednesday for not withdrawing allegations that a bodyguard who survived the car crash is faking memory loss and was paid to tell lies.
Al Fayed has claimed that his son, Dodi Fayed, and the princess were targets of a conspiracy led by Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, and carried out by British security agents.
Lord Justice Scott Baker asked whether Al Fayed still alleges that Trevor Rees, the sole survivor of the Aug. 31, 1997, crash in Paris, is lying and supporting a cover-up.
"I have not maintained those (allegations), and I am not in a ...