 On 14 February 2013, this appeal was dismissed.The Lord Chief Justice said that 'the guilty verdict was fully justified' and that the conviction 'was and remains safe'.On 5 April 2016, Waad Al Baghdadi, admitted (whilst being interviewed by the BBC over his deportation) that "I knew that if I testified against Ali Dezai these things might come to light but I chose to do the right thing.” Going on, he said