No charges for racism row police
(BBC)

Nine police officers forced to resign after being caught making racist comments on a BBC documentary will not face prosecution.

Criminal inquiries were launched after the men were filmed by undercover reporter Mark Daly in the documentary The Secret Policeman.

Six officers from Greater Manchester, two from Cheshire and one from North Wales were forced to resign.

But the Crown Prosecution Service has recommended the men are not prosecuted.

One officer remains suspended from the North Wales force.

Reporter Mr Daly joined Greater Manchester Police force as a trainee officer and secretly filmed recruits at the Bruche National Training Centre in Warrington, Cheshire.

'Disgrace'

A spokeswoman for North Wales Police confirmed Pc Keith Cheshire, who has not resigned but is currently suspended, would not be prosecuted.

Pc Cheshire, a former plumber, was filmed saying: "Anyone of an Indian nature straight away you would just call him a Paki, wouldn't you?"

He has since denied being racist.

Undercover journalist Mark Daly's report shocked senior police

The spokeswoman refused to comment on a second officer, Pc Rob Pulling, who was filmed wearing a home-made Ku Klux Klan-style hood.


Pc Pulling, who was based in Rhyl, north Wales, was shown saying Hitler had the "right idea" and that murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence had "deserved it".

North Wales' Deputy Chief Constable Clive Wolfendale described Mr Pulling as "a disgrace" within hours of the documentary being broadcast.

"Pulling has shamed his colleagues, his uniform and the service," he said. "He is a disgrace."

Greater Manchester Police said the CPS had decided there was insufficient evidence for criminal proceedings to take place.

A spokesman added: "None of those officers remain employed in the police service. Greater Manchester Police remains resolute in their determination to ensure there is no racism within the service."