Bedfordshire magistrate warned over "racially inappropriate" comment on WhatsApp during Churchill discussion

Bedfordshire magistrate warned over "racially inappropriate" comment on WhatsApp during Churchill discussion

A Bedfordshire magistrate has been given a misconduct warning following a comment in a private WhatsApp group.

Magistrate sanctioned for 'racially inappropriate' WhatsApp message about Churchill

Formal advice Winston Churchill – Image via Wikicommons A magistrate has received formal advice for misconduct after a member of the public complained that a comment he made in a private WhatsApp group was “racially prejudiced”. The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) confirmed that magistrate Derek Muhammad was sanctioned following a complaint from a member of the public who said they had experienced “distress” as a result of the comm…