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| Met Police: Three diplomatic officers held over 'obscene' images | Met Police: Three diplomatic officers held over 'obscene' images |
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| Three police officers have been arrested for allegedly exchanging "extreme" pornographic images. | Three police officers have been arrested for allegedly exchanging "extreme" pornographic images. |
| The Metropolitan Police said three constables were arrested on 19 December suspected of involvement in "possession and distribution of obscene images". | The Metropolitan Police said three constables were arrested on 19 December suspected of involvement in "possession and distribution of obscene images". |
| The officers are from the Diplomatic Protection Group, which guards foreign embassies and controls access to New Scotland Yard and Downing Street. | The officers are from the Diplomatic Protection Group, which guards foreign embassies and controls access to New Scotland Yard and Downing Street. |
| One has been suspended and two have been put on "restricted duties". | One has been suspended and two have been put on "restricted duties". |
| The officers allegedly sent each other picture messages using smart phones, and the Met said the images were "extreme" but did not involve children. | The officers allegedly sent each other picture messages using smart phones, and the Met said the images were "extreme" but did not involve children. |
| After their arrest, the constables were questioned at a central London police station and search warrants were executed at their home addresses. | After their arrest, the constables were questioned at a central London police station and search warrants were executed at their home addresses. |
| Restricted duties | Restricted duties |
| A fourth officer was interviewed on 8 January in connection with the investigation and placed on restricted duties. | A fourth officer was interviewed on 8 January in connection with the investigation and placed on restricted duties. |
| In a statement, the Met said it had "voluntarily referred the matter" to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which had said it should be "investigated locally" by professional standards officers. | In a statement, the Met said it had "voluntarily referred the matter" to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which had said it should be "investigated locally" by professional standards officers. |
| A file has been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service and the professional standards misconduct investigation "is on hold pending the CPS decision", the statement said. | A file has been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service and the professional standards misconduct investigation "is on hold pending the CPS decision", the statement said. |
| "The misconduct investigation will examine whether the conduct allegedly took place whilst the officers were on or off duty," it added. | "The misconduct investigation will examine whether the conduct allegedly took place whilst the officers were on or off duty," it added. |
| One of the officers was already on restricted duties due to Operation Alice, the investigation into police conduct in the "plebgate" row. | One of the officers was already on restricted duties due to Operation Alice, the investigation into police conduct in the "plebgate" row. |
| That arose from an incident in which MP Andrew Mitchell, then chief whip, was accused of calling Downing Street police officers "plebs", which he denies. | |
| The Met said the arrests over pornographic images were not linked to Operation Alice in any way, but came about following inquiries made as a result of that investigation. | The Met said the arrests over pornographic images were not linked to Operation Alice in any way, but came about following inquiries made as a result of that investigation. |