Dizaei was first convicted in 2010 over the attack on web designer Waad al-Baghdadi in Kensington and was jailed for four years.

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Mr Dizaei said Waad al-Baghdadi, who had designed a website for him, swore at him through an open car window and "frightened" his wife.

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His QC Stephen Riordan said the conviction was "unsafe" as the judge had not allowed certain "bad character" evidence relating to the businessman, Waad al-Baghdadi.

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