High-profile critics metropolis Mrs. Commissioner of Police Cressida Dick An open letter to Boris Johnson has been signed, urging her to change.
This letter-shared with the Daily Mail, written by authors including the Baroness Doreen Lawrence And Mrs. Diana Brittan – accused Mrs. Cresida of “hosting a culture of incompetence and cover-up” and urged the police oversight agency, the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) to reform.
It said: “Mrs. Cressida Dick…cannot extend her contract and must properly investigate her actions, as well as her appointed predecessors and people in her inner circle, as well as those who have questions that need to be answered. “
The letter added that she “should be replaced by an appointment outside of London through a truly independent and transparent process”.
The Baroness Lawrence, the teenage mother Stephen Lawrence She died in a racist attack in 1993, and after the investigation into her son’s death was put on hold last year, she expressed disappointment.
At the same time, Mrs. Brittan’s home was searched when her late husband, Lord Brittan, was falsely accused of child abuse as part of Operation Midland, after she told the Special Committee of the Ministry of the Interior that public figures involved in the scandal Still not treated fairly.
It was previously reported that Mrs. Cresida’s contract was extended for two years.
Mrs. Cresida became a commissioner in April 2017. She is the first female leader of the London Army since its establishment in 1829. Her five-year contract will expire in April next year.
According to the Guardian, she will be detained for another two years. The document claims that this was a decision made by the Secretary of the Interior. Pritty Patel Negotiations with London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Downing Street.
The newspaper reported that she was granted an extension because those who could succeed her were not yet suitable for the job.
During her tenure as the head of the UK’s largest police force, Mrs. Cresida’s leadership and Metropolis’ integrity was criticized on many issues.
These included officials handling a vigil in honor of Sara Everard, the marketing executive who was murdered by former Metropolitan Police Wayne Kusens in March.
In June, a report on the murder of Daniel Morgan in 1987 accused the agency of corruption and triggered a denial by the metropolitan leadership.
The force also faced continuing accusations of racial prejudice when using intercept and search powers, and was criticized for the safety of Wembley Stadium during the Euro 2020 final.
Mrs. Cressida also had to deal with the aftermath of Operation Midland, a multi-million pound investigation, during which detectives were falsely declared by the VIP sex abuse ring made by visionary Carl Beech Deceived.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior told PA News Agency: “The appointment of the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department is a formal procedure and will be confirmed in an appropriate manner.”
Mrs. Cresida previously defended the Mets after Daniel Morgan’s report, refused to accept the independent panel’s findings on institutional corruption, and defended officials’ actions in the Euro 2020 final.
She previously denied that this force was institutionally racist, but admitted that it was “not without discrimination, racism or prejudice.”
Deputy Director Sir Stephen House had previously apologized for the troops’ mistakes after the Midland operation, and insisted that he did not hide it. The Met is defending the judicial review of Sarah Everard.
Mr. Khan’s office declined to comment. IOPC has been contacted for comments.
