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Sacked & barred | 'Patronising' Met Police sergeant accused officer of 'using the pregnancy card'

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A Metropolitan Police sergeant has been dismissed after accusing a pregnant officer of “using the pregnancy card” as well as incidents involving other colleagues.

A misconduct panel found that PS Sevket Gurgur’s conduct towards three female colleagues was “intentional, deliberate and targeted”, and amounted to gross misconduct, justifying dismissal and placement on the barred list.

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