Met officer who reported that monkey toy had been placed on desk of black colleague was accused of making it up, BBC saysA police officer was allegedly threatened with the sack after complaining about the racist treatment of a black colleague, according to reports. An ID badge on the toy said “ERO” (evidential review officer), which was the same job title as the black officer. The Asian officer raised his concerns with senior officers in 2013 but was accused of concocting the story. The BBC said the officer was subject to an investigation and told he could be sacked. The BBC reported that the officer received a settlement of £35,000 before the case was heard in full.

Source: The Guardian May 12, 2017 07:56 UTC