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Met Police suspends five officers in racism inquiry | |
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Five Metropolitan Police officers and one other member of staff have been suspended as the IPCC investigates 10 complaints of racism against the force. | |
Earlier the Met said an acting sergeant and two PCs based in Newham had been suspended over a claim of racist abuse during last year's London riots. | Earlier the Met said an acting sergeant and two PCs based in Newham had been suspended over a claim of racist abuse during last year's London riots. |
The force has now said a further seven complaints are being investigated and two more officers have been suspended. | The force has now said a further seven complaints are being investigated and two more officers have been suspended. |
Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey said the Met "does not tolerate racism". | Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey said the Met "does not tolerate racism". |
It comes just days after the force vowed to get to the bottom of a "very damaging" mobile phone recording of one officer apparently racially abusing a man and another allegedly assaulting a teenage boy last summer. | |
The cases cover a range of areas including Westminster, Wandsworth and Islington and two go back as far as 2010. | |
An officer linked to one of the complaints has been suspended after being convicted of racially aggravated offences. | |
Mr Mackey said he had commissioned a review of racism complaints and added: "The Met has around 50,000 staff, including 32,000 officers, who were deployed to over 1.3 million incidents last year on behalf of Londoners. | |
"The vast majority act with the professionalism and high standards we expect." | |
Allegations of bullying, abuse and physical assault were outlined in the new cases made public. | |
Claims include: | |
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