Six Met Police officers have been charged(Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Six former Metropolitan Police officers have been charged over sending ‘grossly offensive’ racist messages through WhatsApp.
The force announced the charges on Tuesday afternoon.
The officers served in various parts of the force but all spent time in the Diplomatic Protection Group, now known as the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command.
They were not serving during their alleged participation in the group.
But the BBC believes serving officers were in the group until early 2022.
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The force announced the charges on Tuesday afternoon.