My letter of complaint to the IPCC - Bob Broadhurst must go!

Bob Broadhurst, the senior met officer in charge of the G20 operation (and public order operations in London) has been caught red handed misleading MP's in one of the key investigations around the G20.

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Commander Bob Broadhurst, who had overall command of the G20 policing operation, told the home affairs select committee in May that "no plain clothes officers [were] deployed at all" during the demonstrations in the City of London.

It has emerged that 25 undercover City of London police were stationed around the Bank of England to gather "intelligence" on protesters on 1 and 2 April. Broadhurst stands by the evidence he gave to MPs, claiming the deployment of undercover officers was unknown to him.

.... Full Guardian piece,

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BROADHURST MUST GO!
In the face of this misinformation, on top of the catalogue of mistakes and misinformation Defend Peaceful Protest has witnessed Met Officers Bob Broadhurst and Chris Allison supply to the Metropolitan Police Authority, how can we trust either the competancy or honesty of these senior officers commenting on their own operations!

Dear Sir/Madam

I am writing to you about revelations in the Guardian indicating a senior Metropolitan police officer Bob Broadhurst has misled a House of Commons Select Committee.

After this recent news in the Guardian my trust and faith in our police force's honesty and integrity has been further dented.

The police Standards of Professional Behaviour set out the standards expected of police officers These include requirements to:

- Act with honesty and integrity
- Act in a manner that does not discredit or undermine public confidence in the police service.

I feel Bob Broadhurst has clearly failed to meet these standards of professional behaviour in his conduct in the investigations since the G20.

The IPCC is already investigating the Police media response following the death of Ian Tomlinson. As a concerned member of the public I am calling on the IPCC to investigate the misleading information provided to public bodies by senior police officer Bob Broadhurst. I would also like the committee to take into account the misleading information already documented below which senior Met Officers Bob Broadhurst and Chris Allision submitted

Yours Sincerely




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Further information on complaint:

Nature of incident:
Misinformation released on a number of occasions by chief officer Bob Broadhurst and his subordinates has made me lose all trust in the honesty and integrity of this officer and to some extent the police force as a whole.

Where the incident(s) occurred: There are several locations and teams which

1) Home Affairs Select Committee Hearing. Tuesday 19th May 2009 oral evidence hearing from Commander Bob Broadhurst, “Gold Commander” Operation Glencoe
Guardian Article*

2) MPA report, compiled by Bob Broadhurst and Chris Allison**



* Point 1) Bob Broadhursts evidence has been discredited by further evidence from city police here:

** Point 2) Bob Broadhurst and Chris Allison compiled a report which was riddled with inaccuracies, as documented here EV 42 - Q351 in the report

http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/ourkingdom-theme/ourkingdom/2009/05/01/the-met-must-stop-spinning-g20-policing