Musician Fuse ODG accuses Met Police of racially profiling him after being dragged out of car and handcuffed in Brixton
Singer Fuse ODG has formally complained to the Met Police after saying he was "racially profiled" and handcuffed by officers in Brixton.Nana Richard Abiona, who was born in London, shared footage from February 28 of police telling him they could smell cannabis.
The Met says the incident is being assessed by its Directorate of Professional Standards and a voluntary referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. "It's wild that this is the normal reality for too many of us growing up in this country but even wilder is that this is still the reality in a post George Floyd world," he said on his Instagram post."In the past months, we have seen so many videos of police officers beating up and even kneeling on our black children in the UK. I know because a lot of the time they come to me for help.
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