21 Apr 2008Sullivan hits out at police

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David Sullivan, co-owner of Birmingham City, has told the BBC that he felt violated after being arrested by City of London police as part of an investigation into corruption in football.

The 59-year-old appeared on the BBC's Inside Sport programme and said that he was unhappy with the way the situation was handled.

He and Birmingham's managing director Karen Brady were arrested earlier this month before being released on bail.

Both deny any wrongdoing but Mr Sullivan has spoken out against the way the whole affair has been handled so far.

"While they were questioning me, they sneakily sent teams here with search warrants to turn my house upside down. It makes you feel like you have been invaded or almost rather raped really," he told Inside Sport.

"They didn't need a search warrant. I am a very open person and I would have happily let them download anything from my computer. I have got a lot of personal stuff on there, you really don't want them to know your entire private life," he added.

Mr Sullivan also called into question the motives behind his arrest.

"Why was it made public? It was a publicity stunt by the police. It was a PR exercise," he continued.

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