'Plebgate' officer gets 12 months in prison

A police officer who lied about witnessing the Plebgate row was jailed for 12 months today.

'Plebgate' officer gets 12 months in prison
Thu, 06 Feb, 2014 - 14:58

A police officer who lied about witnessing the Plebgate row was jailed for 12 months today.

Keith Wallis, 53, of West Drayton, west London, sent an email to Conservative deputy chief whip John Randall, who was his MP, wrongly claiming that he had seen what happened as Andrew Mitchell left Downing Street on September 19, 2012.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: PlebgatePlace: West DraytonPlace: Downing StreetPlace: Old BaileyPlace: Sutton ColdfieldPerson: Keith WallisPerson: John RandallPerson: MPPerson: Andrew MitchellPerson: MitchellPerson: Toby RowlandPerson: Pc RowlandPerson: InspectorPerson: Ken MacKaillPerson: Ed MilibandPerson: prime ministerPerson: David CameronPerson: WallisPerson: SirPerson: Bernard Hogan-HowePerson: CameronOrganisation: Metropolitan PoliceOrganisation: Police Federation of England and WalesOrganisation: Conservative PartyOrganisation: House of Commons
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