Cops ‘lied about khat chat’

Two police officers fabricated witness statements ‘to row themselves away from trouble’ after they lied about a suspect driving under the influence of khat, a court heard. Andrew Holdaway, 35, and John Murphy, 48, allegedly tried to frame Mohammed Qasem by claiming he spat the stimulant into a testing bag on the roadside by Heathrow airport, jurors heard. Murphy is further charged with lying under oath during Mr Qasem’s trial at Uxbridge Magistrates’ in 2013. Prosecutor Paul Jarvis said: ‘Both…