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Volume 1, Issue 3
July 2012
Volume 1, Issue 3
Cleared of conspiracy
A Bradford detective who was cleared of conspiring to make a false declaration in a high-profile murder case, could still face misconduct proceedings by his force. Detective Constable Wasim Bashir, 39, had been due to stand trial at Sheffield Crown Court with another Bradford man, Mohammed Ahmed. But the case was dropped when the Crown Prosecution Service received new information from the police which led them to conclude it was no longer in the public interest to prosecute. The officer had been suspended for 20 months.
but sometimes a global look at the evidence was helpful and discretion was always available. Not so, with WYP where BME officers are concerned.
The recent BBC File on Four radio programme highlighted racism in the police. Excellently researched by Producer Sally Chesworth, the programme unearthed some disturbing case studies. Two of those were former officers in West Yorkshire Police: Kashif Ahmed and Talib Khan. An unconvincing performance by DCC John Parkinson failed to allay fears that racism is, in fact, prevalent in his Force. Indeed, it is fair to say that of all the interviewees Parkinson sounded much the least credible. A study of the transcript also shows him to be economical with the truth and making statements that border on the incredulous. Apart from the two BME officers who featured in the broadcast, we highlight six other extraordinary cases where the Professional Standards Department (PSD) has pursued vendettas against both BME officers and members of the public.
Cleared South Yorkshire cop tells of living nightmare Samaritan received a beating and racist slurs from police
This case features a member of the public, Mr Anwar Gillespie who received a beating and racist slurs from Bradford South officers as his reward for assisting a neighbour as a good Samaritan. What followed was an appallingly inept PSD investigation whose principal feature was the withholding of CCTV evidence in Nelson St Bridewell. The cover up was assisted by some of the weakest R14 interviews in police history. Step forward DC Penny Wheeler. Anwar, assisted by a top police complaint lawyer, eventually received a 15,000 compensation payout and a written apology.
A highly rated, Wakefield based Detective accused of money laundering described his living nightmare after being under investigation for three years. Det Insp Shakeel Ahmed was cleared of the nine charges he faced following a prolonged, inept and flawed investigation by West Yorkshire Police. The case against him and four others, which began in 2009, is expected to have cost tax payers more than 1m. The investigation has been described as a masterclass in how not to conduct a criminal investigation. His wife Clare and three other people who faced similar charges also had no evidence offered against them following legal argument at Leeds Crown Court. Mr Ahmed, who works for South Yorkshire Police, said: My family have really pulled together in the past three years that this has been hanging over us. It has been a living nightmare. I am Deputy Chief Constable John Parkinson much the also very grateful for the support of my SYP colleagues. least credible
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