Met Police officer jailed for 12 months over 'plebgate' affair
A Metropolitan Police officer has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of misconduct in public office over the "plebgate" scandal.
Met Police officer to be sentenced over 'Plebgate' row
A Metropolitan Police officer will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to a charge of misconduct in public office over the "plebgate" scandal.
Pc Keith Wallis, 53, falsely claimed in an email that he had witnessed an incident in Downing Street involving the former Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell and other officers in September 2012.
Last month, his offer to resign from the force was rejected by Scotland Yard, who said in a statement: "The deputy commissioner has refused to accept Pc Wallis's resignation and he will face a misconduct board in the coming weeks."
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