Learning for Met officer over Finsbury Park arrest

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'Learning' for Met officer over Finsbury Park arrest

A Metropolitan Police officer has been directed to have 'reflective practice' after an IOPC investigation into a video of an officer appearing to kneel on a man's neck.

Date - 30th July 2021
By - Chloe Livadeas

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Two officers responded to reports that a White man was being beaten up by two Black men in Finsbury Park, North London in 16 July 2020. Because the 48-year-old's clothing and description matched one of the suspects, an officer attempted to put...

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