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

Northamptonshire chief constable fined £50,000 for contempt of court

The Royal Courts of Justice
The court’s judges praised Nadine Buzzard-Quashie, who complained that she had been wrongfully arrested by three officers on the force. Photograph: Nikreates/Alamy

The chief constable of Northamptonshire police has been fined £50,000 for contempt of court, with his force condemned by three senior judges.

The court of appeal ruled last week that Northamptonshire police were in contempt and had been “wilfully disobedient” for repeatedly failing to obey rulings to hand over video to a woman who complained she had been wrongly arrested by three officers.

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