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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Two or three Met police officers to face trial every week, commissioner predicts

The commissioner of the Metropolitan police has predicted that “two to three” officers a week will face trial for crimes such as violence against women and dishonesty, as he said hunting down wrongdoers in the ranks would be long and painful.

Mark Rowley was speaking after the scandal of the Met officer David Carrick, convicted last week of 85 rapes and serious crimes despite repeated reports to the force that he was a potential danger to women.

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