Pc Ruby Begum was found to have committed gross misconduct after she admitted to posting discriminatory language such as 'dirty Zionists. Hell is waiting' while serving as a special constable.
Pc Ruby Begum was found to have committed gross misconduct for the TweetsA Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked for posting offensive tweets about Jewish people and non-Muslims.
Ms Begum denied gross misconduct and said her comments - which she agreed could be deemed discriminatory - amounted to simple misconduct and a final warning would be a sufficient outcome. But the panel said they found her posts 'appalling', 'derogatory' and 'abusive' and told the defendant her actions amounted to gross misconduct and dismissed her without notice.
Ms Begum gained widespread recognition in 2020 after a photo of her facing down anti-lockdown protesters in London went viral.These included a series of derogatory posts about Jewish people, saying: 'Dirty Zionists. Hell is waiting' and 'Zionists have no heart'. They also said Ms Begum underwent two rounds of equality and diversity training, once in 2014 when joining as a special constable and again in 2016 when becoming a full-time police constable.
'She has shown a lack of empathy for members of the public and her colleagues, and the tweets would undermine public confidence in the ... The only appropriate outcome is dismissal without notice.'
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