Senior law enforcement officials who oversaw a ‘boys membership’ have been sacked amid claims of cronyism, bullying and racking up hundreds in bogus bills claims.
Chief Superintendent Paul Martin was discovered to have didn’t declare a battle of curiosity when he interviewed his pal Chief Inspector Davinder Kandohla for promotion to Superintendent.
The officer then dedicated additional misconduct in a bid for revenge on the person he accused of ‘grassing’ on him to bosses, a listening to was informed.
He additionally claimed greater than £5,500 in bills whereas utilizing a card owned by Police Sergeant James Di-Luzio on alcohol, journey insurance coverage and flight upgrades on a week-long journey to a policing convention in Florida.
On the time, his line supervisor was solely conscious he had claimed £105.98 on bills.
He additionally claimed one colleague’s being pregnant had led her to speak an excessive amount of, earlier than calling her a ‘f***ing nutter’.
Kandohla was accused of failing to declare the battle of curiosity and telling colleagues to make false statements on two events.
His spouse, PC Parina Kandohla, was additionally accused of failing to report and problem him, however the allegations in opposition to her weren’t confirmed.
The police misconduct listening to in west London additionally heard all three male officers bullied extra junior colleagues.
Chief Inspector Davinder Kandohla (left) and Chief Superintendent Paul Martin (proper) at work
Chief Superintendent Paul Martin (pictured) was accused of a number of misdemeanours together with calling a pregnant colleague a ‘f****** nutter’ and approving invalid bills
Their behaviour got here to mild in July 2018 when a colleague informed bosses Martin had been an assessor throughout Kandohla’s software to turn into a Superintendent.
Martin informed one colleague he disliked to ‘get a life and die’ and claimed one other’s being pregnant had led her to speak an excessive amount of earlier than calling her a ‘f***ing nutter’.
In a separate allegation, Kandohla is alleged to have left a message for a similar girl which learn ‘hello mwah x, guess who? need u.’
Martin informed one other colleague her predecessor had failed the loyalty exams he had set and mentioned colleagues needed to be loyal to him or ‘face the implications.’
The listening to was informed he would ‘bellow’ calls for that one junior feminine colleague ought to make his tea and porridge and wash up the bowl.
Additionally it is alleged Kandohla known as one who informed an officer he had seen him in a pub with a junior feminine officer a ‘c**t’ and mentioned he needed to ‘type it out within the locker room’.
Di-Luzio was usually ‘impolite and dismissive’, yelling at one colleague and telling one other he needed ‘to make PCs cry’, it was heard.
All three male law enforcement officials have been discovered to have breached Requirements of Skilled Behaviour, amounting to gross misconduct, in relation to honesty and integrity, duties and obligations, respect and courtesy, amongst others.
Met Commissioner Cressida Dick has come underneath heavy criticism over her officers’ behaviour in current months following a string of controversies
Each Martin and Kandohla have been dismissed with out discover, whereas Di-Luzio was issued with administration recommendation.
Met Police Commander Catherine Roper mentioned: ‘The behaviour demonstrated by these officers has no place within the Met.
‘It’s proper they’ve been topic to an in depth and thorough investigation by the DPS, leading to a misconduct listening to and the next sanctions.
‘Three of the officers have been of a management rank and may have been setting a robust instance for the requirements we maintain within the Met.
‘As an alternative they abused their trusted positions; specifically in the way in which they spoke to and handled extra junior members of workers was appalling.’
She added: ‘This behaviour is not going to be tolerated by anybody within the Met and we are going to proceed to analyze and maintain to account those that act on this method.’