G20 assault officer had left police while facing a charge; and then rejoined

[muriel_volestrangler]

Details of the past of the officer at the centre of the IPCC inquiry into Tomlinson's death emerged yesterday. He had been on a disciplinary charge and facing a misconduct hearing earlier in his Met career.

The charge related to an incident while he was on sick leave with a shoulder injury when the officer became involved in a road rage incident. It is understood he tried to arrest the other driver involved in the incident, who later complained that the officer had used unnecessary force.

Before the discipline board convened, however, the officer took early retirement from the Met on medical grounds, and was awarded a medical pension.

Some years later he rejoined the Met as a civilian. He then applied to join Surrey police as an officer. When he was vetted the unresolved disciplinary matter should have shown up but does not appear to have done so. The officer was recruited to Surrey police with no blot on his disciplinary record. He later applied for a transfer to the Met, which again did not reveal the unresolved disciplinary charge.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/05/query-g20-assault-case-officer

And was he still drawing a medical pension, having gone round the forces to get back into his old job with the disciplinary charge magically wiped?

[TheBigotBasher]

1. Given this

it really should not have surprised me about the Met torturing someone found with bloody cannabis.