An expert tells Nick Adderley's misconduct hearing he is certain the Falklands War medal was fake.
A medal expert has told a misconduct panel he is "110% sure" a Falklands War medal alleged to have been worn by a suspended chief constable was a copy.
Mr Adderley has claimed the South Atlantic Medal he had been pictured wearing several times since at least 2010 was given to him by his brother when he emigrated., which was allegedly voluntarily handed over by Mr Adderley at the end of his IOPC interview last October, was not genuine.The evidence was heard on the second day of Mr Adderley's three-day misconduct hearing
He said he did not believe its inscription was engraved in the same way as MoD medals, saying: "It was totally different; a completely different look and font."
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