Met Police: Ex-officers sentenced over racist WhatsApp posts
The six retired officers were told their behaviour had harmed public confidence in the police.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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The six retired officers were told their behaviour had harmed public confidence in the police.
Six former Met Police officers have been handed suspended prison sentences after sending racist messages.
The six men were sentenced to between six and 14 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, at Westminster Magistrates’ Court
Deputy chief magistrate Tan Ikran said they had harmed public confidence in the police.
Alan Hall from Stowmarket in Suffolk is one of six former Metropolitan Police officers that has been sentenced over racist WhatsApp messages.