A senior police officer engaged in a high-profile race row with Scotland Yard's top brass has received "very credible" death threats, his solicitor has said.
Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur has been forced to beef up his security as a result of threatening e-mails and phone calls, some of which originate from serving officers, it is claimed.
Earlier this month, Mr Ghaffur submitted an employment tribunal claim including allegations against Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair and other senior policemen.
Documents claimed that Sir Ian played a role in a campaign of harassment against him.
Mr Ghaffur said the commissioner had discriminated against him "over a long period of time", sidelined him from his 2012 Olympics role and victimised him once his intentions became public.
The Metropolitan Police has rejected the claims and has vowed to "robustly challenge" all of them.
Mr Ghaffur's lawyer Shahrokh Mireskandari, of Dean and Dean, confirmed newspaper reports that security is being hired for the 53-year-old.
Discussing the death threats, Mr Mireskandari said: "It has been by e-mail, and phone. We have received some as well.
"They are very serious and we do not have the trust and confidence in the people we have to go to to get security."
He added: "They are very credible threats. It takes a lot to get a senior policeman worried."
