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The constabulary watchdog is investigating the behaviour of Gwent Police officers implicit allegations of racist, misogynistic and homophobic messages.
It follows reports of messages recovered connected the telephone of a retired constabulary serviceman Ricky Jones, who took his ain beingness successful 2020.
The Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) said respective serving officers were nether investigation.
It said it would support the engagement of different officers nether review.
The messages, archetypal reported successful the Sunday Times, were discovered by the household of retired constabulary serviceman Mr Jones.
As good arsenic violative content, they were said to amusement grounds of corruption.
IOPC manager for Wales Catrin Evans said: "On the ground of our appraisal of the behaviour referrals received truthful far, we person decided that an autarkic probe is indispensable to support nationalist confidence."
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