The page has raised €32,300 in support of two London police officers sacked on Wednesday for mischief in the arrest of Portuguese athlete Ricardo dos Santos and British athlete Bianca Williams in July 2020, the newspaper reported. Daily mail.
“This comes at a time of great austerity where both will be impacted by mortgage payments, food bills and the general cost of living. Every penny will go to support agents and families,” says the anonymous author of the page, created Wednesday evening. on the Just Giving donation network. The initial goal of raising around 2,300 euros has grown to more than 57 thousand.
London’s Metropolitan Police decided to sack the officers on Wednesday after a disciplinary committee found that Jonathan Clapham and Sam Franks, accused by the couple of racial discrimination, lied when they said they smelled cannabis.
This Thursday, 27-year-old Ricardo dos Santos said on a British television program that he had never smoked or drank alcohol in his life. A 400-meter running expert believes the agents’ account is part of an attempt to legitimize racially motivated searches.
In the same program, his wife, British sprinter Bianca Williams, admitted to the possibility of leaving the UK.