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South China Morning Post
13 hours ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Beijing's liaison office ‘angered' by Angel Chong's Miss Hong Kong bid, sources say
Officials from Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong were 'angered' by a young district councillor's brief attempt to compete in a beauty pageant and cautioned her political party over it, according to sources who viewed her move as falling short of the expected conduct of a public officeholder. The Post also learned that the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) and the government chose to downplay the saga while resisting any investigation into whether Angel Chong Nga-ting's actions constituted misconduct so as to avoid 'renewing the public's attention' on the incident. The 24-year-old, the city's youngest district councillor, was spotted attending the first round of interviews for the Miss Hong Kong Pageant organised by broadcaster TVB on Tuesday. She announced her withdrawal a day later, saying she wanted to protect the district council's image. Chong had reportedly brought her assistant in the Sai Kung District Council along to the interview, who distributed cold drinks to reporters on site. The assistant was also seen providing Chong's contact information as a councillor to journalists. Multiple insiders from the DAB said Chong had not informed the party of her decision to join the beauty contest. 'The liaison office was angry at her move and also the party for allowing the incident to happen,' a DAB source said.
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Former Essex PC offered services on adult website while off duty
A former police officer would have been sacked without notice had he not already resigned from the force, a misconduct hearing has found. Ex-PC Clive Wilson, from Essex Police, was found to have made posts offering services in return for payment on an adult website while off was no evidence to suggest any service was given or money received, but he had also not entered an outside business interest to the hearing accepted that his actions were not financially motivated. It found Ex-PC Wilson would have been dismissed without notice had he not already left the force. He was also placed on the College of Policing barred Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington said: "It is unacceptable to breach orders and instructions and bring the force into disrepute."Working in the sex industry is not compatible with being a police officer."The risks of bribery and corruption and damage to public trust and confidence are real and unacceptable."Both the public and the force expect highest standards of officers, on and off duty."
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
'Abhorrent' former West Mercia Police officer banned
A former West Mercia Police officer who admitted sexual assault has been banned from policingMark Slade, 50, pleaded guilty at Maidstone Magistrates' Court 25 September 2023 to five counts of sexual assault by touching while on a night out in the town in January that was based at the West Mercia Police headquarters in Hindlip, Worcestershire, when he committed the at a misconduct hearing on Friday, which concluded Slade would have been dismissed had he not already resigned, Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Jones said: "The actions of Mark Slade were abhorrent, and he has no place in policing." She added: "We expect the highest standards of our officers both on and off duty and he breached those standards in the most deplorable way."I'd like to thank our colleagues at Kent Police for pursuing the allegations against Slade and helping to get justice for the victims of his offences, who bravely came forward to report him."The actions of a small minority, like Mark Slade and others we have dismissed recently, erode the public's trust and confidence in policing. "The overwhelming majority of our officers and staff are trustworthy, hardworking and dedicated to serving the public during their times of greatest need."Slade was suspended by the force in February 2023, within 72 hours of his arrest by Kent Police, and resigned in September hearing found that Slade's crimes amounted to gross misconduct and seriously breached the standards of professional the outcome, Slade has been added to the College of Policing barred list, preventing him from working for a UK police service in the future. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Malay Mail
2 days ago
- Malay Mail
UK police officers sacked for ‘humiliating' strip search of 15-year-old schoolgirl
LONDON, June 27 — Two UK police officers were dismissed on Thursday after a disciplinary hearing ruled they had committed gross misconduct during the 'humiliating' strip search of a 15-year-old schoolgirl wrongly suspected of possessing cannabis. Officers searched 'Child Q' at her school in Hackney, east London, in December 2020, after teachers suspected her of carrying cannabis. She was made to remove her underwear and expose intimate body parts while on her period, the four-week hearing was told. Commander Jason Prins, chairman of the misconduct panel, said race was not a factor in the way Child Q, who is black, was treated. But the disciplinary hearing found that officers Kristina Linge and Rafal Szmydynski had committed gross misconduct, while fellow officer Victoria Wray's actions amounted to misconduct. Linge and Szmydynski were both dismissed while the panel gave Wray a final written warning. The hearing was earlier told that an appropriate adult was not present during the search and her mother was not informed. The search was 'humiliating... disproportionate, inappropriate and unnecessary', leaving her feeling 'degraded,' Prins said. Child Q did not give evidence due to the 'psychological effects that this strip search has had on her', the panel heard. Following public condemnation of the incident, the UK government announced new rules in 2024 that would require parents and guardians to be informed when their child is strip searched by police. — AFP
ABC News
2 days ago
- ABC News
Parents launch legal action against Victorian school
The ABC has found 10 families have engaged in separate legal action against a prestigious regional Victorian school, over alleged abuse dating back to the 1970s. Families say peer on peer abuse includes whippings, being forced to fight, and a 'culture of cruelty' that has led to decades of hazing. This week, Ballarat Grammar launched its third investigation in five months into allegations of "serious misconduct" in its boys' boarding houses and says the school is taking action.
