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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Margaret Davies

Charing Cross police station sergeant accused of perverting the course of justice after Panorama sting

Panorama's Rory Bibb spent seven months working undercover as a designated detention officer at Charing Cross police station - (Getty)

A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with perverting the course of justice in the wake of a BBC Panorama investigation into Charing Cross police station.

Sergeant Sadiq Al-Hasani, 37, allegedly tried to stop a colleague giving a statement to watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), the Metropolitan Police said.

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