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UK officer in Sean Rigg death charged with perjury

A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with perjury over the case of a black man who died in custody in south London in 2008.

Amina Taylor

Press TV, London

A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with perjury over the case of a black man who died in custody in south London in 2008. Sean Rigg suffered a cardiac arrest after being detained by police. But now it has been revealed that one of the involved officers lied to the court about his death.