Met officer ‘with links to Jihadi woman in caliphate’ to face misconduct hearing
It is also alleged Pc Ruby Begum failed to tell the vetting unit about her alleged interest in the teachings of extremist preachers.
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Your support makes all the difference.A Metropolitan Police officer will face a misconduct hearing after she allegedly failed to disclose her links to a Jihadi woman living inside a so-called Islamic State caliphate in Syria.
Pc Ruby Begum is also accused of posting discriminatory and offensive comments on Twitter that were still visible on her account after she was sworn in as a special constable.
The alleged posts were made between 2013 and 2019.
A special constable is a volunteer police officer.
It is further alleged that she was interested in extremist preachers’ teachings and did not tell the vetting unit, and that she failed to provide full or honest information during the vetting process.
Ms Begum is attached to the territorial support group.
The misconduct hearing will look at whether she breached the standards of professional behaviour in discreditable conduct; authority, respect and courtesy; equality and diversity; and honesty and integrity.
It will start on October 21 at Palestra House, Southwark, south-east London.