TEHRAN (Iran News) The deputy police commander of Qasr Qand in Sistan and Baluchestan has announced that  shooting had been launched at a police motor patrol unit that was on its way to a citizen assistance mission.

Colonel Mahmoud Atabakzadeh said on Thursday evening following this action, a police officer was injured and was transferred to a medical center.”

He added that in this blind terrorist act, a citizen who was passing by was shot by the terrorists and unfortunately died.

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The report highlights how Scotland Yard deals with officers that are accused of sexual misconduct and domestic abuse while uncovering systemic failings that have allowed so many abhorrent police officers to continue serving in their jobs. It says the way the Metropolitan police (the Police service for the Greater London area and its 8.6 million residents) deals with internal misconduct is a matter of fundamental concern.

Louise Casey, a member of the UK House of Lords, says the Metropolitan police must introduce a new approach with “zero-tolerance” to misogyny and racism while creating a genuine system that will see the offending officers fired more easily. These are officers who are still on the frontline despite having committed or been accused of sexual assault, domestic abuse or racism.

Last year Casey was appointed to conduct the probe after a long series of scandals rocked the Metropolitan police, among them the murder of Sarah Everard by serving police officer Wayne Couzens. The officer took advantage of his police warrant card to handcuff and grab the innocent woman from a London street before strangling her with his belt.

Astonishingly more than half of the Metropolitan police officers that have been found guilty of sexual misconduct over a four-year period up to 2020 were allowed to keep their jobs. The British public has little trust in the police, especially those from minority groups residing in the UK. The report will no doubt expand that lack of confidence. Communities in the country’s capital, which the report focused on, are holding meetings to discuss the devastating report.

Many experts say the report only confirms what critics of the force have been saying about the police for decades. Organizers at one forum in Brixton, Lambeth in south London held to discuss the report, say that public confidence in the Metropolitan Police Service is at an all-time low.

“Such are the concerns that a range of key black national institutions and networks are coming together in an unprecedented alliance to evaluate, assess and identify the detail of the damning Baroness Louise Casey Review into the culture of the Metropolitan Police Service,” they said.

“These criticisms have been consistently expressed by myself and others at a local level here in Lambeth and across the capital,” said Lee Jasper, chair of the Alliance for Police Accountability Project Steering Group.

These criticisms “have been routinely ignored, denied or dismissed by the Met and other accountable bodies who have chosen to stay silent or who have been complicit in maintaining the status quo of a toxic culture that is highlighted in this interim report,” he added.

“To suggest that the Casey Review’s findings were ‘a surprise’ or that senior officers at Scotland Yard or here in Lambeth were ‘unaware’ of these critical issues is, in truth, wholly disingenuous and frankly insulting to our communities. These issues have been raised consistently here in Lambeth and across the capital by communities, the media and police professional bodies over the last decade.”

Jasper says, “The growing levels of genuine anger, deep anxiety and heightened concerns among London’s and Lambeth’s Black communities are the highest I have ever known in 40 years as a community advocate.”

Experts say restoring police trust and confidence among the British people is not going to be an easy task as the report notes the force must be “ruthless in rooting out those who do not deserve to hold the office of constable.”

According to the research conducted, cases where officers break the law are taking too long to resolve, allegations are more likely to be dismissed than acted upon, the burden on those raising concerns is too heavy, and there is racial disparity across the system, with White officers dealt with less harshly than Black or Asian officers.

The analysis focuses on several key aspects. Those in charge are taking too long to resolve misconduct cases. On average, the Metropolitan police takes 400 days to finalize misconduct allegations from start to finish. Even removing those involving the Independent Office for Police Conduct, cases still take, on average, nearly 350 days. Nearly 20% of misconduct cases take more than two years to finalize.

Officers and staff do not believe that action will be taken when concerns around conduct are raised. And they are right not to do so as, consistently, 55-60% of misconduct allegations made by officers, staff and their families receive a “no case to answer” decision.

This is while those at the top of the police hierarchy are warning staff against taking action against misconduct they witness or are subjected to; so that the view that nothing happens is institutionalized.

Cases that are related to sexual misconduct and other discriminatory behaviors are less likely than other misconduct allegations to result in a “case to answer” decision. These decisions are being given to only 20% of allegations concerned with breaching equality and diversity rules, and 29% of allegations involving sexual misconduct compared to 33% of all finalized allegations. The report alludes to this saying that it suggests equality and discrimination issues are not being tackled in an effective manner.

Critics have argued that evidence of “vulgar and sexist” messages on social media groups among the police have been, more than often, ignored with absolutely no action taken. A former police rapist was a member of one of those groups.

The embedded misogynistic culture is reflected in the fact that last year more than 600 sexual and domestic abuse allegations alone against officers were being investigated yet very little to zero news has emerged about those officers being held accountable. Another question that has been raised following the latest research is what to do with officers previously found guilty of racist and misogynistic offences. Critics say that more than likely, nothing will happen to them.

“In cases where they have been found guilty but it’s short of dismissal, it might be hard for the Met to go back and reset the boundaries. There’s also obviously a difference between views that might be a bit outdated and stuff that’s clearly overtly racist, sexist and offensive. There’s clearly a line,” a source familiar with the review told British media.

Last year a shocking catalogue of sexual misconduct allegations against Metropolitan police officers were revealed in documents obtained by British media. They included cases of one officer who had sexually assaulted a rape victim and another who had assaulted a domestic abuse survivor.

The latest revelations will only add to the pressure on the Metropolitan police which experts say will fail to convince the public they can efficiently protect them when they, themselves, are not enforcing the law. Women will be the most concerned about approaching officers alone, as they appear to be among the main targets of officers.

Minority groups will also be concerned as the study reveals there is racial disparity throughout the Metropolitan police’s misconduct system.

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In a letter to Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Gharibabadi asked her to make countries and organizations uphold their responsibilities against the elements that compromise the peace, stability and security of the people.

Referring to the martyrdom of 40 of Iran’s police forces from March 21 to December 3, 2021, in the fight against criminals and armed smugglers equipped with all kinds of smart weapons and heavy equipment, he said “The Islamic Republic of Iran has adopted a principled policy in the fight against all types of trafficking (drugs, human beings, goods, etc.) and has been one of the most successful countries in the world in these areas. Reliable reports and documents published by relevant international organizations verify this clear and successful record.

It goes without saying that the national will of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the continuation of the above humanitarian policy has incurred heavy financial and human costs to my country, including, among others, the martyrdom of more than 3800 thousand individuals and the injury of more than 12 thousand people of our law enforcement forces only in the field of counter-narcotic plans.

Although the actions of the Islamic Republic have been acknowledged by the international community and most countries in the world, unfortunately not only it has not received the necessary cooperation and support of other countries which is still the case, but also the paltry assistance offered by international organizations in most cases face politically-motivated excuses and selective, arbitrary treatments of some countries.”

Noting ‘numerous statements by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights or Special Procedures in support of some criminals who have been tried in a fair trial, he asked that “the big question arises as to why not a single statement is issued condemning the terrorist and armed acts against the law enforcement forces of a country that has rendered the greatest services to the international community through the fight against drug trafficking, human trafficking, and organized crime?”

“I expect you to prove the reason to be of that important international mechanism by promoting its identity and standing and counter the instrumental, politicized, and selective approach in the field of human rights. Apart from condemning illegal and unilateral sanctions against the Iranian people, especially in providing the necessary equipment for the police forces in their unequal campaign against terrorist groups and international traffickers, as well as condemning the martyrdom of law enforcement personnel by these groups and traffickers and expressing sympathy with their families, you are expected to make countries and organizations uphold their responsibilities against the elements that compromise the peace, stability, and security of the people.”

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A video of the hostages as they were being released circulated on social media, showing some of the officers bloodied and bruised with bandages around their heads.

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the police officers were released early Monday following “negotiations” with the TLP, which was labeled a terrorist organization by the government last week.

The TLP was banned after its supporters took to the streets to protest against the arrest of their leader Saad Rizvi. The protests turned violent on Sunday and the TLP leaders said several of the party’s supporters were killed in the clashes.

Six police officers have also been killed in conforntations with TLP supporters.

The interior minister confirmed that the “first round” of talks with the TLP had been “successful,” adding that a second round would take place later on Monday in an attempt to settle “the rest of the issues.”

The far-right group launched an anti-French movement and set April 20 as the deadline for the French ambassador to be expelled from Pakistan after President Emmanuel Macron defended the Charlie Hebdo magazine’s cartoons insulting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Prime Minister Imran Khan clarified on Saturday that the party had been banned for its violent methods rather than its hardline ideology.
“Let me make clear to people here & abroad: Our govt only took action against TLP under our anti-terrorist law when they challenged the writ of the state and used street violence & attacking the public & law enforcers,” he tweeted.Protests have been raging on across Pakistan since the TLP leader, Rizvi, was detained in Lahore after calling for a march in Islamabad.

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