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Met dismisses 'Plebgate' officer Met pair dismissed over 'Plebgate'
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The officer jailed for lying about the "Plebgate" affair has been dismissed from the Met Police, his lawyers say. Two Metropolitan Police officers have been dismissed over the "Plebgate" row that led to Tory MP Andrew Mitchell resigning as chief whip.
Keith Wallis was sentenced to 12 months in prison after admitting falsely claiming to have witnessed the original row between former chief whip Andrew Mitchell and police in September 2012. PCs Keith Wallis and James Glanville were sacked for gross misconduct.
The 53-year-old admitted a charge of misconduct in public office in January. Wallis, 53, was jailed in January after admitting falsely claiming to have witnessed the original row between Mr Mitchell and police in September 2012.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said his actions "brought shame upon the police service". Police said Mr Glanville was dismissed for passing information about the incident to the Sun newspaper.
He was told last year by the Crown Prosecution Service that he would not face criminal action.
Mr Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield, was forced to quit as the government's chief whip as a result of the fallout of the Downing Street row. He has admitted swearing during the original incident but has always denied the allegation by the officer present, PC Toby Rowland, that he used the word "pleb".Mr Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield, was forced to quit as the government's chief whip as a result of the fallout of the Downing Street row. He has admitted swearing during the original incident but has always denied the allegation by the officer present, PC Toby Rowland, that he used the word "pleb".
Wallis, of West Drayton, sent a senior Tory official an email wrongly claiming he had seen the row involving the MP outside Downing Street. After media reports of the incident, Wallis, of West Drayton, sent an email to John Randall, then Mr Mitchell's deputy in the whips' office, claiming to be a member of the public who had witnessed the argument and heard Mr Mitchell use the word "pleb".
He said he had been sightseeing near Downing Street with his nephew, when he was, in fact, off duty at the time and thought to have been nowhere near Downing Street.
Passing sentence, Mr Justice Sweeney said Wallis had been guilty of "sustained, and in significant measure, devious misconduct which fell far below the standards expected of a police officer".
He added: "Indeed it was a betrayal of those standards, and was misconduct which, as well as having had an impact on Mr Mitchell himself, has had a significant impact on public trust and confidence in the integrity of police officers."
Following Wallis's sentencing, Deborah Glass, head of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, said his actions had helped turn "a largely inaudible altercation lasting less than a minute into a national scandal".Following Wallis's sentencing, Deborah Glass, head of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, said his actions had helped turn "a largely inaudible altercation lasting less than a minute into a national scandal".
They had caused an "injustice" to Mr Mitchell and "brought shame upon the police service", she added.They had caused an "injustice" to Mr Mitchell and "brought shame upon the police service", she added.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said his actions had "fallen way below the standards that me, my fellow police officers and the public demand".Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said his actions had "fallen way below the standards that me, my fellow police officers and the public demand".