A GMP officer who was accused of misusing police computers after a woman said she would 'suck his d*** for information' was suspended by the force for four years on full pay, a court heard.
18.05.2023 - 17:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A GMP officer used a fake marriage certificate after she was caught telling 'lies' about her wedding during the covid pandemic, a misconduct hearing has heard.
Former PC Manisa Matloob was visited by police after they were called to reports of a party at her home in Oldham on March 17, 2021, as the country was coming out of a third national lockdown.
Upon entering the house, officers found the halls were decorated and 'a number of females' were dressed in traditional clothes.
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Matloob later told her supervisor that this was an Islamic wedding ceremony conducted via video call using FaceTime with only her family present. She provided a marriage certificate stating that her wedding took place on this day.
However, when questioned by police, the Imam who conducted her wedding confirmed the ceremony took place at a different address three days later. Matloob also said the wedding was brought forward because of her parent's poor health, but an investigation found that her mother had a throat infection.
At the time, weddings were permitted, but only six people could attend. Representing GMP at the misconduct hearing, solicitor Martin Forshaw told the panel that many of the claims Matloob made about that evening - in a message to her supervisor the day after and in statements months later - were 'lies'.
Mr Forshaw said the breach of the Covid rules is not the most serious form of misconduct. But he argued that Matloob's failure to provide a truthful account about the incident means her actions amount to a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour of Discreditable Conduct and Honesty and Integrity.
He said: "During the course of the investigation,
A GMP officer who was accused of misusing police computers after a woman said she would 'suck his d*** for information' was suspended by the force for four years on full pay, a court heard.
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