Ethnic minorities should not join the Met, says President of black police officer’s group
Adam George, President of the National Black Policing Association has slammed the Met Police in response to an investigation into Inspector Charles Ehikioya
Ethnic minorities have been advised to boycott joining the Metropolitan Police by the National Black Policing Association.
The NBPA’s decision to call a boycott comes in response to a Met investigation into Inspector Charles Ehikioya , chair of the Met Black Policing Association (Met BPA).
Inspector Ehikioya has been charged with gross misconduct. He is alleged to have failed to report an inappropriate message on a WhatsApp group chat with other officers.
Andy George, the NBPA President, spoke to City News following his decision to call for a boycott on the Met.
“It’s a drastic step” he said. The NBPA last called for a boycott of the Met in 2003.
“We have been forced into this by a lack of engagement by the Met… and their attempt to silence the Chair of the Met BPA and diminish our voice.”
George claims the Met never wanted Ehikioya to become Met BPA chair.
“Because Charles is a strong character who has experienced discrimination, and has been uniting people within the Met who want to have their voices heard.”
Declining relations between the Met and black officer groups
George also said the investigation into Inspector Ehikioya is part of a broader decline in the relationship between the Met and black police groups.
“The previous Met Commissioner and I used to meet quarterly. This Met Commissioner refused to meet me when he first came in.
“We want to work with the Met to share our members’ experiences to help them develop policies.
“We have seen a reduction in the support that the Met BPA have received.”
The NPBA, in a press release, called the investigation into Ehikioya “a perceived racist and vexatious misconduct investigation.”
Little hope for change
George followed up his call for a boycott with a letter to the Met senior leadership.
“I received one email in response, saying they will respond in due course,” he said.
George has little hope for change. “We want to work with the commissioner and others to get this right. My own feeling is that he [the Commissioner] will do whatever he can to diminish the Met BPA.
“I don’t believe the Met can move forward with racial equality without us working with them”.
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StandfirstAdam George, President of the National Black Policing Association has slammed the Met Police in response to an investigation into Inspector Charles Ehikioya
Ethnic minorities have been advised to boycott joining the Metropolitan Police by the National Black Policing Association.
The NBPA’s decision to call a boycott comes in response to a Met investigation into Inspector Charles Ehikioya , chair of the Met Black Policing Association (Met BPA).
Inspector Ehikioya has been charged with gross misconduct. He is alleged to have failed to report an inappropriate message on a WhatsApp group chat with other officers.
Andy George, the NBPA President, spoke to City News following his decision to call for a boycott on the Met.
“It’s a drastic step” he said. The NBPA last called for a boycott of the Met in 2003.
“We have been forced into this by a lack of engagement by the Met… and their attempt to silence the Chair of the Met BPA and diminish our voice.”
George claims the Met never wanted Ehikioya to become Met BPA chair.
“Because Charles is a strong character who has experienced discrimination, and has been uniting people within the Met who want to have their voices heard.”
Declining relations between the Met and black officer groups
George also said the investigation into Inspector Ehikioya is part of a broader decline in the relationship between the Met and black police groups.
“The previous Met Commissioner and I used to meet quarterly. This Met Commissioner refused to meet me when he first came in.
“We want to work with the Met to share our members’ experiences to help them develop policies.
“We have seen a reduction in the support that the Met BPA have received.”
The NPBA, in a press release, called the investigation into Ehikioya “a perceived racist and vexatious misconduct investigation.”
Little hope for change
George followed up his call for a boycott with a letter to the Met senior leadership.
“I received one email in response, saying they will respond in due course,” he said.
George has little hope for change. “We want to work with the commissioner and others to get this right. My own feeling is that he [the Commissioner] will do whatever he can to diminish the Met BPA.
“I don’t believe the Met can move forward with racial equality without us working with them”.
