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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nadine White

Met Police admits gangs matrix targets Black men amid pending court battle

Rex Features

The Metropolitan Police Service has suggested that its controversial Gangs Violence Matrix targets Black people because it believes they are more likely to commit crimes.

In a letter to the Metropolitan Police threatening legal action, seen by The Independent, human rights organisation Liberty warned that the matrix discriminates against ethnic minority groups, especially Black people who are disproportionately represented on the database at 79 per cent.

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