Story perspectives
Labour Ex-Councillor Faisal Shoukat Convicted Over Fraudulent COVID Lab
By Drooid · · How we work
1 of 1
Story summary
- Former Labour councillor Faisal Shoukat was convicted of operating a fraudulent coronavirus testing laboratory.
- RT Diagnostics, founded March 2021, used Turkish test kits that did not meet UK standards.
- Judge Chris Smith said profit was placed before professionalism and public safety, highlighting systemic failures.
- Former justice minister Shahid Malik and three others were cleared of any wrongdoing.