US EditionBBC Investigation Exposes Misogyny, Racism in Met Police
Eleven staff at Charing Cross police station face gross misconduct probes including excessive force and discriminatory remarks, with one constable also under criminal investigation, watchdog said.
- A murder investigation was launched after Andrew Farmer, 85, died following an assault in Charing Cross Hospital on September 25.
- A 70-year-old man was arrested at the scene and charged with grievous bodily harm.
- Metropolitan Police chief Mark Rowley apologized for officers' reported racism and misconduct, saying the behavior is reprehensible and completely unacceptable.
- London Mayor Sadiq Khan and UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood expressed their concern over the documented conduct and support for the investigation.
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A police station in the British capital was strangled on Thursday, 2 October, after a seven-month hidden camera report showing the brutal behaviour of agents. The Prime Minister called for a "strong" response, after several similar scandals.
The London police have no good reputation: since 2023, more than a thousand officials have been released or sanctioned for misconduct. An undercover reporter now reveals new misconduct.
A reporter from the BBC's Panorama programme spent seven months undercover in the detention centre at Charing Cross police station in London.
After seven months of infiltration into a police station, the public channel broadcasted on Wednesday a series of videos in which agents make statements which the British government has strongly denounced. Several suspensions have already taken place.
A journalist from the station infiltrated for months in the legendary British capital police documented misogyny, Islamophobia, homophobia nailing at least ten agents.
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