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| Officers plied inmate with drink | Officers plied inmate with drink |
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| Two Merseyside police officers have lost their jobs for taking a prolific offender out of prison to try to clear up unsolved crimes. | Two Merseyside police officers have lost their jobs for taking a prolific offender out of prison to try to clear up unsolved crimes. |
| The convict was even plied with drink in an attempt to get him to admit to unsolved offences. | The convict was even plied with drink in an attempt to get him to admit to unsolved offences. |
| The detective constables faced charges relating to their honesty and general conduct. | |
| The charges stem from incidents when the inmate was taken to a girlfriend and when he was given alcohol. | The charges stem from incidents when the inmate was taken to a girlfriend and when he was given alcohol. |
| A third officer has been disciplined as part of the investigation. | A third officer has been disciplined as part of the investigation. |
| The two detectives were "required to resign" following the investigation which was supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | The two detectives were "required to resign" following the investigation which was supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
| Taking a criminal on a domestic visit or buying him alcohol ... in the belief that he will admit to unsolved crimes can only be perceived as an inducement Mike FranklinIPCC | Taking a criminal on a domestic visit or buying him alcohol ... in the belief that he will admit to unsolved crimes can only be perceived as an inducement Mike FranklinIPCC |
| One of the men, who has 20 years service as a police officer, faced nine charges of which he admitted to three. Four more were proven and two others were not proven. | One of the men, who has 20 years service as a police officer, faced nine charges of which he admitted to three. Four more were proven and two others were not proven. |
| The second man, who has 25 years service, faced six charges of which he admitted one. Three were proven and two were not proven. | The second man, who has 25 years service, faced six charges of which he admitted one. Three were proven and two were not proven. |
| Mike Franklin, IPCC Commissioner for the North West, said: "This has been a very complex and difficult investigation. | Mike Franklin, IPCC Commissioner for the North West, said: "This has been a very complex and difficult investigation. |
| "These officers have abused their position of authority and breached recognised practices and procedures. | "These officers have abused their position of authority and breached recognised practices and procedures. |
| "Taking a criminal on a domestic visit or buying him alcohol whilst driving him round in the belief that he will admit to unsolved crimes can only be perceived as an inducement. | "Taking a criminal on a domestic visit or buying him alcohol whilst driving him round in the belief that he will admit to unsolved crimes can only be perceived as an inducement. |
| "There is also evidence which suggests the officers may have primed the criminal to admit to offences that they had reason to believe he had not committed. | "There is also evidence which suggests the officers may have primed the criminal to admit to offences that they had reason to believe he had not committed. |
| "That is totally unacceptable and undermines all the good work done by the honest, decent officers within Merseyside Police." | "That is totally unacceptable and undermines all the good work done by the honest, decent officers within Merseyside Police." |