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The Sun
7 days ago
- General
- The Sun
Senior police officer who wrote the Met's drugs strategy fired for second time after refusing to take drugs test
A SENIOR police officer has been fired for a second time after refusing to take a drugs test. Commander Julian Bennett last year successfully appealed against his initial dismissal in 2023. The Met then ordered a fresh misconduct hearing for his refusal to provide a urine sample in 2020. It again found him guilty of gross misconduct. The cop, on the force since 1976, had been suspended on full pay throughout the process. Met Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said: 'I am enormously concerned that almost five years since this incident happened we have only now been able to dismiss Commander Bennett. 'This should have been a simple matter. Commander Bennett has never disputed he refused a lawful order to take a drugs test. 'As a senior officer who had chaired misconduct hearings, Commander Bennett was highly experienced and knew full well what was required of him, yet he made a choice not to co-operate. 'He has been suspended on full pay for an extraordinary length of time. I am sure Londoners will be as outraged as we are at the utter waste of public funds spent paying a senior officer to sit at home suspended and not work.' Mr Bennett wrote the Met's drugs strategy for 2017-21, titled Dealing With The Impact Of Drugs On Communities. 1
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Char-Meck FOP to move forward with no confidence vote against CMPD Chief Jennings
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — After holding a preliminary vote amongst its over 2000 members, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has decided to move forward with a formal vote of no confidence against CMPD Police Chief Johnny Jennings. On May 8, an email was sent to FOP members, notifying them of a motion passed to hold a vote of no confidence against Jennings after a fallout ensued between Jennings and former Charlotte council member Tariq Bokhari. Reports say the city paid Jennings a six-figure settlement months after Bokhari allegedly threatened to 'ruin his career.' The FOP responded to the deal, calling it a misuse of public funds, and announced plans to hold a vote of no confidence against Jennings. Members were able to vote on if they wanted to move forward with the vote. That voting period ended Wednesday, May 14. The survey yielded over 800 responses with more than 70 percent of the respondents voting in favor of a formal vote against Chief Jennings. The group is working on finalizing the best way to hold the vote, to ensure that each of the members will get a chance to cast their vote. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
