Police removal of ID numbers ‘unacceptable’, says top watchdog

By Gideon Swift | Published: April 21, 2009

The new chief inspector of constabulary has told MPs that it is “utterly unacceptable” for police to disguise their identifying numbers while policing demonstrations.

Denis O’Connor, a former Metropolitan police officer and chief constable of Surrey, told MPs on the Commons home affairs select committee that there was no rationale for it and it was a practice that would cease.

Demonstrators at the G20 protests earlier this month have complained that police refused to display their badges so that they could not be identified.

Source/Full Story:: guardian.co.uk

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