It will also investigate why it took a further two years to conclude that three other officers accused of malpractice in Operation Midland should not face any sanctions. In a bombshell article in the Daily Mail this month, Sir Richard attacked the ‘flawed’ IOPC inquiry, accused the watchdog of ‘lack of knowledge of criminal procedure’ and highlighted ‘gross and inexcusable delays’. He had previously said that police searches in Operation Midland, sparked by the lies of serial liar and fantasist ‘Nick’, real name Carl Beech, broke the law. The probe was announced yesterday – two days after the police watchdog was accused of cronyism when its boss gave a £140,000-a-year job to a former colleague. Former Tory MP Harvey Proctor, falsely accused of being a serial child killer by Beech and who has branded the IOPC inquiry into Operation Midland a ‘whitewash’, welcomed the Commons inquiry.

Source: Daily Mail October 28, 2019 23:26 UTC