Mosley refused High Court injunction over 'Nazi orgy' video
Wednesday, 09 Apr 2008 13:25
Max Mosley faces increasing calls for his resignation
Max Mosley has been refused a High Court injunction to prevent the News of the World newspaper publishing a video of his 'Nazi orgy' on its website.
The video shows Mr Mosley issuing orders to five girls, allegedly prostitutes, in German as well as dressing up in army uniforms.
He is also shown being whipped across the buttocks and being 'inspected' in a role-play situation after being "transferred from another facility", according to one of the girls.
The president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) faces widespread calls to resign his position after being exposed by the newspaper's undercover report into his private life.
Mr Mosley denies the video proves the News of the World's claims the orgy has "Nazi connotations".
However, the publication claims that the longer version of the truncated, two-minute-long video on the site means viewers "could not fail to recognise the Nazi connotation which Mr Mosley so strenuously denies".
In publishing the brief video, the newspaper poses six questions of Mr Mosley.
These include: "Why are German military uniforms worn? Why does he issue orders and threats in German to women who cannot speak German? Why does he deliver and count out beatings in German to women who cannot understand German?
"Why does he put on a German accent when speaking English? Why are the victims of these beatings in German made to put on sinister striped uniforms? Why the head lice inspections, the forced shaving of body hair and the sinister references to inmates being housed in 'facilities'?
"We look forward to Mr Mosley's answers to all these questions," the paper concludes.
Mr Mosley has threatened legal action against the newspaper, and while he has stated he will continue in his role with the FIA despite the controversy, he did not attend last weekend's Bahrain grand prix and chose instead to remain in London.