Metropolitan Police Officer Faces Misconduct Hearing Over Alleged Extremist Links
Pc Ruby Begum is accused of failing to disclose ties to a Jihadi woman and making offensive social media posts.
- Pc Ruby Begum, a member of the Met's Territorial Support Group, is facing a misconduct hearing scheduled to begin on October 21 in Southwark, London.
- Begum is alleged to have connections with a female jihadist in Syria and has been accused of not disclosing this during the police vetting process.
- She is also accused of posting discriminatory and offensive comments on Twitter between 2013 and 2019, including anti-Semitic remarks and mocking the 9/11 attacks.
- The misconduct hearing will examine potential breaches in professional behavior, including issues of honesty, integrity, and respect.
- The Metropolitan Police emphasizes a zero-tolerance policy towards any racist or hateful attitudes within the force.