Seventh Met officer sacked after BBC Panorama film

"A Metropolitan Police constable who expressed discriminatory views about Muslims has become the seventh officer based at Charing Cross police station to be sacked following a BBC investigation. PC Sean Park also boasted about pretending not to see an alleged excessive use of force by another officer who is said to have stamped on a detainee's ankle, the Met said."

"Cdr Simon Messinger called the comments and actions "appalling", and said it was "entirely right he has now lost his job". PC Park was found to have breached standards of professional behaviour for authority, respect and courtesy, discreditable conduct, challenging and reporting improper conduct, and equality and diversity, Scotland Yard said. As well as failing to challenge a stamp on a detainee's ankle, he also failed to challenge discriminatory views of PC Martin Borg, previously dismissed."

"Previous dismissals arising from the same programme were Sgt Lawrence Hume, who said a detainee "deserves to be beaten up". He was sacked on 7 November. On 28 October, Sgt Clayton Robinson was dismissed after a panel heard he had "trivialised" the allegation of a woman during a rape investigation and "mocked the victim" by singing a song with another officer PC Jason Sinclair-Birt was dismissed on 24 October after being secretly filmed "boasting about and revelling in the use of force" on a detainee."

An internal investigation led to the dismissal of seven Metropolitan Police officers based at Charing Cross police station after filmed footage showed discriminatory remarks, calls to shoot immigrants, and officers boasting about using force. PC Sean Park was dismissed for expressing anti-Muslim views and for failing to challenge alleged excessive force and discriminatory comments by a colleague. Cdr Simon Messinger described the behaviour as appalling and supported the dismissal. Several other officers were sacked after allegations included trivialising a rape complainant, mocking a victim, and celebrating force against detainees. Additional unaired footage disclosed by the BBC has prompted further disciplinary action and delayed hearings.

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