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Police chief forced to leave job for three months
ISLINGTON'S police commander has left his job for at least
three months - to defend a four-year investigation into the
conduct of another top police officer.
Chief
Superintendent Barry Norman led the Metropolitan Police's
Operation Helios into Iranian-born Superinten-dent Ali Dizaei,
one of Scotland Yard's top ethnic minority officers, before he
took over as Islington police commander in 2003.
Mr
Dizaei, who is now Hounslow police commander, was accused of
dishonesty and corruption.
He was cleared by an Old
Bailey jury and an internal Met investigation was also dropped
last year.
Now Mr Dizaei's family and friends have made
more than 100 complaints about the way the case was
handled.
Mr Norman is expected to be away from his post
for at least three months.
Superintendent Mark Terry
will be acting borough commander in his absence.
Mr
Norman said: "It's a great shame I have to leave Islington for
a few months but Mark Terry is a tremendously experienced
superintendent and will continue to lead the borough's police
service in the way it has been led for the past two years or
more."
The four-year investigation into Mr Dizaei is
estimated to have cost up to £7million.
National Black
Police Association president Ray Powell said he welcomed the
investigation into Mr Norman.
"Ali Dizaei was
investigated for nearly three years and there were also some
30 criminal and 40 disciplinary allegations," he
said.
"Somebody has to be accountable for that and
aware the investigation was disproportionately
conducted.
"It is right and proper these allegations of
misconduct towards members of our community, some of which are
very serious, are answered. I hope the investigation is as
thorough as the investigation conducted into Ali Dizaei and
the people affected feel vindicated in respect of their
complaints.
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