The YouTube radio host opted not to give evidence in his defence
An ex-BBC radio host accused of eight stalking charges has told a court he is the victim of a “witch-hunt” and a “pile-on” by broadcasters including Jeremy Vine. YouTube radio host Alex Belfield opted not to give evidence in his defence before giving a closing speech claiming he was a whistle-blower who had seen two-and-a-half years of his life “torn apart” by police inquiries.
“They spend their time begging for whistle-blowers and when I whistle-blowed they tried to shut me down. Why did they do that? Because they don’t want me to have a voice.” Saying he had been strip-searched and “thrown in a van” by police, Belfield argued that stalking actually involved “stealth” while nothing he had done had been “behind closed doors”.
“I was the most successful anti-BBC journalist in the country by simply going to the press office for freedom of information . I have had two-and-a-half years of my life torn apart by these people.”
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