UK police watchdog: 4 officers accused of abuse

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Source: Seattle Pi/AP

UK police watchdog: 4 officers accused of abuse

Updated 09:52 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2011

LONDON (AP) — Britain's police watchdog says it has received allegations of potential wrongdoing against four former senior officers in the London force.

The officers include police chief http://www.seattlepi.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Paul+Stephenson%22">Paul Stephenson, who resigned Sunday, and the top anti-terrorist officer http://www.seattlepi.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22John+Yates%22">John Yates, who stepped down Monday.

It said there are also claims against two unnamed former senior officers about their roles in the phone hacking investigation.

The Ihttp://www.seattlepi.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Independent+Police+Complaints+Commission%22">ndependent Police Complaints Commission said it was looking into the claims.

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