"The footage, gathered for a BBC Panorama documentary, appears to show officers at a central London station calling for immigrants to be shot and boasting about using violence against suspects. The Met confirmed that a sergeant attached to the Central West Basic Command Unit was arrested following an incident on 2 October. The officer has since been bailed and suspended from duty."
"We have been extremely clear we will be unrelenting in our approach to tackling issues at Charing Cross, and anywhere else across the Met. This fresh matter came to light through our internal reporting mechanisms and we continue to encourage and support all our officers and staff to report allegations of criminal and misconduct behaviour so we can act swiftly. Professional standards officers immediately acted to make the arrest and the officer has been suspended from duty."
A serving Metropolitan police sergeant was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice after undercover footage showed colleagues making racist and sexist comments at Charing Cross police station. The footage appears to show officers calling for immigrants to be shot and boasting about violence against suspects. The arrested officer was bailed and suspended from duty. The Independent Office for Police Conduct has been informed and the Met says the allegation is linked to matters disclosed in the footage. Professional standards officers made the arrest after the matter came to light via internal reporting mechanisms. Political leaders called for a robust response.
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