NBPA condemns Met witch hunt after Williams dismissal

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NBPA condemns Met 'witch hunt' after Williams dismissal

The National Black Police Association has condemned the dismissal of a senior Metropolitan Police Officer found guilty of possessing an indecent image of a child.

Dismissed: Supt Williams was sacked by the Met following a hearing last week

Date - 16th March 2020
By - Chris Smith

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Novlett Robyn Williams, a superintendent with the Met’s Central West Command Unit, was dismissed last week following a special case hearing. Supt Williams was sentenced in November last year at the Old Bailey after being convicted on of...

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