Exclusive: Black officers complain of collection for men who lied about the stop and search of black athletes
Andy George, president of the National Black Police Association, said he had received multiple complaints from black officers in the Met.Andy George, president of the National Black Police Association, said he had received multiple complaints from black officers in the Met.
Clapham and Franks lost their jobs after being found to have falsely claimed to have smelled cannabis before stopping the Commonwealth Games sprinter Bianca Williams, 29, and Ricardo dos Santos, a 28-year-old Portuguese Olympian, as the couple had been returning to their west George said he had written to the Met commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, after receiving complaints from officers, and through the Metropolitan BlackHe said: “Black officers say they are sitting in parade rooms while others are donating – and they are really pushing them to as well. Or they are just under pressure because of the general conversation.
George said the Met seemed unable to reform. “What this fund shows and what the Met has shown at this moment in time is that they do not want the accountability,” he said. “They don’t want to be held accountable for their actions.”was guilty of institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia. Rowley had rejected the use of the term “institutional” while saying he fully accepted the diagnosis of the Casey review.