Exclusive: Black officers complain of collection for men who lied about the stop and search of black athletes
Black Met officers urged by colleagues to donate to fund for sacked PCs
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The pressure included an email sent to every member of one of the 12 basic command units – into which the Met police is divided – in which all officers were urged to hand over money for the sacked men, George said.
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 London home after training.
As of Monday, a crowdfunding page set up by a person named only as “UK” had attracted more than £130,000 in donations – in excess of the £50,000 goal – some of which was said to have come from serving officers.
George said he had written to the Met commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, after receiving complaints from officers, and through the Metropolitan Black Police Association, abour his members coming under pressure to join white colleagues in donating.
Last March, a report from Lady Louise Casey found that the Metropolitan police was guilty of institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia.
In a statement, Williams’ solicitor said of the crowdfunding page: “The comments of the apparently serving officers not only demonstrates an unwillingness to be held to account but it exposes just how toxic the culture in the Met is, and how far off change seems to be.
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