Met boss Mark Rowley says armed officer 'fear legal action' as Braverman announces review of firearms procedures

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Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said armed police officers fear legal action in a new open letter after a serving cop was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley also welcomed the review announced by the Home Secretary into why officers are handing in their guns after the charge.

Sir Mark Rowley has waded into the row about the charge of murder against a serving firearms officer."Officers need sufficient legal protection to enable them to do their job and keep the public safe, and the confidence that it will be applied consistently and without fear or favour." The father-to-be's death sparked protests against the police as his family called for justice over the 24-year-old's death.

"This is a contingency option that would only be used in specific circumstances and where an appropriate policing response was not available.

 

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