Judges set to decide fate of police chief constable guilty of contempt of court
by Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#71DDD)
Exclusive: Ivan Balhatchet, Northamptonshire's chief constable, could face up to two years in jail or a fine for repeated failure to obey rulings
A police chief constable has been found guilty of contempt of court with judges set to consider whether he should be punished by imprisonment or a fine.
The court of appeal ruled on Tuesday that Northamptonshire police were in contempt and had been willfully disobedient" for repeatedly failing to obey rulings to hand over video to a woman who complained she had been wrongly arrested by three officers.
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