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However, Britain’s betting watchdog, the Gambling Commission, will proceed to evaluate whether or not legal offenses have been dedicated beneath the nation’s separate Gambling Act.
Met Police Detective Superintendent Katherine Goodwin mentioned in a press release: “While our involvement within the legal investigation now ceases, it’s necessary that isn’t misinterpreted as an all-clear for these whose circumstances have been checked out.
“There are nonetheless Gambling Act offenses to think about, and it’s acceptable that they’re taken ahead by investigators from the Gambling Commission who’ve explicit experience on this area.”
The Met introduced in June that one in all its officers serving within the Royalty and Specialist Protection Command, which oversees bodyguard duties for the prime minister and different key public figures, had been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace.
The drive mentioned Friday that no additional motion “will probably be taken in opposition to him in relation to that particular offense.” It confirmed that seven cops alleged to have positioned bets are nonetheless being investigated by the Gambling Commission and stay topic to a probe by the Met’s personal skilled requirements directorate.
Gambling Commission Chief Executive Andrew Rhodes mentioned his watchdog’s investigation “continues to progress and we have now interviewed a number of suspects beneath warning.”
He added: “We clearly respect the extent of public curiosity there’s on this investigation however with a purpose to defend the integrity of the investigation and to make sure a good and simply final result, we’re unable to remark additional at the moment, together with the identify of any one that could also be beneath suspicion, or the full variety of suspects.”
