But it was suspended during Mr Galloway's successful libel action against the Daily Telegraph, which had suggested he had received money from Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. After considering the commissioner's report, the Committee on Standards and Privileges recommended Mr Galloway apologise to the House and be suspended for 18 days. Commissioner Sir Philip Mawer said Mr Galloway had "consistently failed to live up to the expectation of openness and straightforwardness" and considered the inquiry part of an "attempted political assassination".
MWENYEKITI wa Jumuia ya Wazazi ya CCM, Abiud Maregesi amekiri kuwa amesimamishwa uongozi na kwamba, tume iliyoundwa kumchunguza ndiyo itatoa ukweli.Kukiri kwa Maregesi kumekuja baada ya baadhi ya vyombo vya habari kuripoti kuwa, yeye na wenzake kadhaa wamesimamishwa uongozi na Kamati Kuu ya Chama Cha Mapinduzi kwa madai ya ubadhirifu wa fedha za jumuia hiyo zaidi ya sh. milioni 160.Akizungumza kwa njia ya simu jana, Maregesi alisema ni kweli yeye na Kaimu Katibu Mkuu wake Hinju Cosmas wamesimamishwa uongozi.Alisema Kamati Kuu imeunda tume itakayofanya kazi ya kuchunguza tuhuma zinazowakabili.