[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f33jhwm7bdejbs":3},{"_id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"kind":8,"cards":9,"tags":32,"categories":33,"source":34,"lang":37,"author":38,"audioState":41,"stats":42,"publishedAt":45,"renderer":46},"6abb9f3bca21c797c7e9d25d","met-police-officer-charged-after-bbc-charing-cross-investiga-c80e2cb2","Met Police officer charged after BBC Charing Cross investigation","Published29 September 2026, 10:27 BST","news",[10,12,17,22,27],{"headline":6,"body":7,"imageUrl":11,"sourceImageUrl":11},"https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fbranded_news\u002F1200\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F0f2c\u002Flive\u002F60f697b0-1203-11ef-82e8-cd354766a224.png",{"headline":13,"body":14,"imageUrl":15,"images":16},"A Metropolitan Police officer has become the first","A Metropolitan Police officer has become the first person to be charged as a result of a BBC Panorama investigation into alleged misconduct at Charing Cross police station in London. Sgt Sadiq Al-Hasani, 37, has been charged with perverting the course of justice. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fmet-police-officer-charged-after-bbc-charing-cross-investiga-c80e2cb2\u002F1.webp",{"local":15},{"headline":18,"body":19,"imageUrl":20,"images":21},"In a statement, the Met Police said the","In a statement, the Met Police said the charge related to an allegation Sgt Al-Hasani, who was attached to Central West Command Unit, \" deliberately sought to discourage another officer from making a statement to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)\". He was charged on 13 August. The IOPC had begun an investigation following the broadcast in October 2025 of BBC Panorama – Undercover in the Police. This is a breaking news story.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fmet-police-officer-charged-after-bbc-charing-cross-investiga-c80e2cb2\u002F2.webp",{"local":20},{"headline":23,"body":24,"imageUrl":25,"images":26},"This breaking news story is being updated and","This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fmet-police-officer-charged-after-bbc-charing-cross-investiga-c80e2cb2\u002F3.webp",{"local":25},{"headline":28,"body":29,"imageUrl":30,"images":31},"You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone","You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X, external to get the latest alerts.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fmet-police-officer-charged-after-bbc-charing-cross-investiga-c80e2cb2\u002F4.webp",{"local":30},[],[],{"name":35,"url":36},"BBC News","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002Fcx1l60v6p92ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss","en-gb",{"handle":39,"displayName":40},"spots","Spots","queued",{"views":43,"likes":44,"saves":44,"shares":44,"completions":44,"opens":44,"skips":44,"depthSum":44},3,0,"2026-09-29T11:21:31.666Z","local"]