After the revelation of several cases involving police officers guilty of violence, rape and even murder, the head of the Metropolitan Police was heard on Wednesday January 25 by the London Assembly, elected to control public action.
With our correspondent in London, Emeline Wine
There would be criminals in London police uniforms. Like the case of David Carrick, an officer guilty of around fifty rapes, this goes beyond isolated cases, because of a systemic and dysfunctional tolerance.
” We are all horrified to realize that hundreds of police shouldn’t be there. David Carrick is the ugly examplerecognizes Sir Mark Rowley, the chief commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. We have not protected our own integrity with the same relentless rigor that we apply to criminals. For that, I apologize and apologize to the women of London who feel abandoned and whose trust in the police has been shaken. »
Review of police investigations
The new commissioner, in office since September, ordered the review of all investigations targeting police officers, around a thousand. And it prepares the public for new revelations. ” We will probably realize that we have handled many cases badly, we must accept it, he said. You will see our progress, step by step, but lifting the veil on painful truths will not happen overnight. We should expect more difficult stories as we solve our problems. In the coming months alone, two to three officers will appear each week, mainly for acts of dishonesty, violence, domestic or sexual violence, etc. »
The mayor of London has just released 16 million euros for the police, in particular in human resources, to rebuild confidence.