A man has been handed a 'substantial' out-of-court settlement from Greater Manchester Police after being 'unfairly treated'.
Akinwale Arobieke sued the Chief Constable of GMP for malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office and has now received the pay-out weeks before the trial was due to take place at Manchester County Court, Lancs Live reports. In his civil claim against GMP, he alleged he was targeted by two particular officers, who are not being publicly named, from 2012.
One is now a senior officer in the same force and the other officer cannot currently be named for legal reasons. Mr Arobieke, from Merseyside, alleged that after taking issue with him attending an event, those officers embarked upon a campaign against him, making false allegations that he had harassed one of the officers, which culminated in the charge and prosecution.
