From UK Mirrror
Ricky Haruna claims she was sacked for gross misconduct from the country's biggest police force last June after making allegations of racism against an officer.
It is alleged that after she alleged that PS Laurence Boyle had racially harassed her, he convinced an elderly and impressionable dementia sufferer to make false claims of fraud against Ms Haruna.
This then led to her "malicious arrest", her appearing before a misconduct panel and being dismissed, it is alleged at the preliminary hearing at the central London Employment Tribunal.
Despite the Crown Prosecution Service saying the fraud allegation was untenable, Ms Haruna was disciplined and sacked for it, she claims.
The 39-year-old also said that, although the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) was aware of the race allegations she had made, these were not put before the police misconduct board.
Lawrence Davies, representing Ms Haruna, said in his skeleton argument: "Prior to her dismissal, the claimant had complained of racism on several occasions.
"She also claimed that she was being harassed and victimised... The DPS were aware of that allegation.
"However, the DPS failed to put this relevant evidence before the Police Misconduct Board."
He added that Ms Haruna did not raise these claims herself because of "bad advice" from the Police Federation, the DPS had a "clear duty" to do so.
Mr Davies also drew attention to the employment tribunal of black police officer Pc Carol Howard in which the Met admitted it had a written policy to ensure that no discrimination complaint was successful.
He said that in light of panel not having any knowledge of the evidence of discrimination, it made the "wrongful decision" to dismiss her.
In February this year Ms Haruna was reinstated with full pay after a successful internal appeal against her dismissal, but she is still bringing a case at an employment tribunal.
Mr Davies said: "We do say PS Boyle is racist and that this sorry saga began when he pressurised a very elderly lady with dementia to make a formal complaint of fraud against the claimant."
He added that PS Boyle's questioning of the woman, who also imagined that Ms Haruna had had an abortion and that Lord Russell had bought her a house, caused her to become "very upset".
It is not argued that the misconduct panel was prejudicial, but that the wrong decision it made was rendered discriminatory by the racist motivation of the DPS and/or PS Boyle.
However Louise Chudleigh, representing the Metropolitan Police, said that Ms Haruna could not have a wrongful dismissal case because she had been reinstated.
She further argued that the Pc could not bring race claims because the panel that dismissed her was protected from discrimination claims by judicial immunity proceedings.
But Mr Davies said: "It would be absurd if the claimant cannot run her discrimination claim at the ET given that even the MPS has accepted that the decision was wrong and given the importance of tackling discrimination in society and in particular the police."
Ms Haruna joined the Met in 2002 and part of her duties included regularly escorting Kate Middleton before she married the Duke of Cambridge.
64 comments:
*sigh*
Innit
only in the uk.......
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Thank God for vindicating her.
So many unjust things happen to people of colour all over the world. Thank God she had the last laugh.
Nice one
Hope she wins her case. Congrats to her
Nice one
If this had appun in nigeria
Hmmmmm na so man pikin livelihood go vammoooos
Do we even have investigators sef
SMH
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Very nice.
Happy for her.
nice
thats justice
Lucky her. Lindaobserve
Go on and sue them to Bankruptcy Girl. Dude is with u on this one.
GUD U VE TEKEN BCK UR PLACE....TOMJERRYSWIT
Wow! This is great and I am so happy for her. I pray it's victory all thru for her. Am proud to b a Nigerian. Thumbs up to her.
Thank God she got her job back
Linda you need to keep up with foreign media and it is very easy to do this story broke last week or more. Why are just reporting it now.
Good for her. Racism is a serious problem and I don't think it will ever go away.
This is how they won't let blacks climb up the ladder. once they see you at the utopia of success, they come dragging you down. I think she is even lucky because she married a duke in cambrigde.
Happy For Her oo....
Nice one, good for her
Nice one, good for her
Good she won.
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I dont undertsand, why do you think she is Nigerian?
it doesnt state that she is. she doesn't "look" Nigerian...and her name and surname look far from Nigerian.
Thank God for vindicating her. Her name has now become #Godwin#. I'm so happy for her. Linda take note!
Thank God for vindicating her. Her name has now become #Godwin#. I'm so happy for her. Linda take note!
Good 4 them tho i read jst d caption!!
Thank God for vindicating her. Her name has now become #Godwin#. I'm so happy for her. Linda take note!
Good news
@Galore
Dis is called "ti iro ba lo logun odun,ojokan lotito ma b"Truth shall always prevail
Now this is what I'm talking about! Awesome
She further argued that the Pc could not bring race claims because the panel that dismissed her was protected from discrimination claims by judicial immunity proceedings.
So they use a panel immune to discrimination claims so they can get away with anything.
These people think blacks are still slaves. They pretend laugh m smile. Fake people. That's why they are so sad!!
Madam Haruna, you better watch your back. Quite a lot of people have resigned from the Met cos of the big divide.
It is well
Thank God she's been taken back...
talk about where Judicial adjudication is well implemented.
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Innit people Rotfl......I pray n hope she wins. Fine fine lady I must say.
Wow, dis is indEed a gud news, bt y do dey hate blacks dis much? I pray she win d case o
Yes and until we come together, love ourselves and help develop our own countries we would be free of this white supremacy.
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When will racial discrimination stop
Good for her.
And what about tribalism that is ravaging Nigeria?
People of colour in Nigeria that feed the demon of tribalism every day what do you have to say? That is not white on brown but brown on brown tribalism the younger sister or brother to racism.
Racism derailing black lives since the beginning of time
UK has d highest descrimination
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Blacks dey suffer pieces i swear.....
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R u for real? Check your dictionary for the meaning of bankruptcy.....smh!
Thank God
Saw this on the news yesterday. This racism thing, no matter how they cover it up, it exist, its in them, hard to remove, happy for Mrs Haruna.
Tank God...sue them well well...ndi ala
MISSVEE
glad
Theresa, Naija is actually worse. Tribalism is the same as racism. Maybe worse. And it is killing Nigeria.
This earth belongs to no one. Everyone will eventually leave. Whites and blacks alike. Racists oshi!
Thank GOD for vindicating her. She is so beautiful aswell...
#good
ex Nigerian police guard ... Meaning she's no longer Nigerian ?
Wonderful..
Happy for her
Happy for her
We have not heard the last of racism in this world.we need to show more like love. Only Love can cover such hate
'Inability to pay ur debt' or 'reduced to a state of financial ruin' and all i was trying to say is that she should sue them for an amount that they will be unable to pay.
I might be wrong but Dude is a fast learner so i am gonna encourage u to correct me. Cheerz.
Whats all trhis LINDAOBSERVE and tomjerryswit
on top 100k CHAI na wa o
Good news for her
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