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| Two Met police officers face racism trial | Two Met police officers face racism trial |
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| Two Metropolitan police officers are to stand trial accused of making racist remarks to their colleagues, prosecutors have announced. | Two Metropolitan police officers are to stand trial accused of making racist remarks to their colleagues, prosecutors have announced. |
| Both officers are based in Newham, east London, and the alleged racist comments were claimed to have been made "within a group of officers", said the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which investigated the case. | Both officers are based in Newham, east London, and the alleged racist comments were claimed to have been made "within a group of officers", said the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which investigated the case. |
| The IPCC said: "PC Kevin Hughes, 36, will face two charges of public order offences, one of which is racially aggravated, in relation to an alleged comment made on Wednesday 22 February. | The IPCC said: "PC Kevin Hughes, 36, will face two charges of public order offences, one of which is racially aggravated, in relation to an alleged comment made on Wednesday 22 February. |
| "PC David Hair, 40, will face two charges of public order offences, one of which is racially aggravated, in relation to an alleged comment made on Tuesday 13 March." | "PC David Hair, 40, will face two charges of public order offences, one of which is racially aggravated, in relation to an alleged comment made on Tuesday 13 March." |
| The Met said both officers were suspended from duty on 5 April. | The Met said both officers were suspended from duty on 5 April. |
| The Met also said that a third officer, an acting police sergeant, was to face internal disciplinary action for failures in supervision. | The Met also said that a third officer, an acting police sergeant, was to face internal disciplinary action for failures in supervision. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the prosecution on Thursday. | The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the prosecution on Thursday. |
| Sue Hemming, head of the CPS division handling special crime, said: "I have today authorised the IPCC to summons PC David Hair and PC Kevin Hughes of the Metropolitan police service with a racially aggravated public order offence in respect of comments made while on duty as police officers. | Sue Hemming, head of the CPS division handling special crime, said: "I have today authorised the IPCC to summons PC David Hair and PC Kevin Hughes of the Metropolitan police service with a racially aggravated public order offence in respect of comments made while on duty as police officers. |
| "PC Hair is summonsed in relation to a comment made about members of the public on 22 February 2012 and PC Hughes is summonsed in relation to a comment made to a colleague on 13 March 2012. | "PC Hair is summonsed in relation to a comment made about members of the public on 22 February 2012 and PC Hughes is summonsed in relation to a comment made to a colleague on 13 March 2012. |
| "Both are summonsed for a racially aggravated offence of using abusive or insulting words contrary to section 5 Public Order 1985 and section 31 (c) Crime Disorder 1998. Both men are also summonsed for an alternative charge of using abusive or insulting words contrary to section 5 Public Order 1985. | "Both are summonsed for a racially aggravated offence of using abusive or insulting words contrary to section 5 Public Order 1985 and section 31 (c) Crime Disorder 1998. Both men are also summonsed for an alternative charge of using abusive or insulting words contrary to section 5 Public Order 1985. |
| "This decision is made in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors as I have concluded that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that it is in the public interest to prosecute this case." | "This decision is made in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors as I have concluded that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that it is in the public interest to prosecute this case." |
| The officers are scheduled to appear before Westminster magistrates on Wednesday 5 September. | The officers are scheduled to appear before Westminster magistrates on Wednesday 5 September. |
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