Admin l Thursday, May, 04, 2017
POPLAR, London – A police constable has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice following a road traffic collision in Poplar.
PC Miladur Khan, 30, attached to East Area Command Unit, admitted the offence after appearing at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday, 2 May. Mured Khan, 26, of Stepney Way, E1, also stood trial charged with driving without insurance.
On Wednesday, 12 April, he pleaded guilty to the offence at Thames Magistrates’ Court and was disqualified from driving for six months and fined £200. He was made to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and court costs of £85.
The convictions followed a road traffic collision between two vehicles in Burdett Road, E14, on Wednesday, 29 June 2016. PC Khan was asked several times to confirm if he was the driver and he said he was. However, the local authority CCTV confirmed that PC Khan was not the driver at the time of the collision.
This was put to PC Khan who admitted that he had not been the driver and that he was protecting his brother Mured Khan. The officer was interviewed under caution on 1 July 2016 and subsequently charged.
PC Khan appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 4 April where the case was transferred to Southwark Crown Court for plea and directions on Tuesday, 2 May. PC Khan has been bailed for sentencing on Tuesday, 30 May.
He remains on restricted duties and a decision will now be made as to whether the officer is suspended from duty. Once the criminal proceedings are complete an internal misconduct review will take place.
