Kirklees Officer Charged with Drink Driving and Perverting the Course of Justice

*Tuesday, 12 November, 2024*

A West Yorkshire Police officer has been charged with a drink driving offence and perverting the course of justice.

PC Abdul Iqbal, aged 29, who is based in Kirklees District, has been charged with driving whilst over the prescribed limit, perverting the course of justice and failing to furnish driver details.

He is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court on 15 November.

The charges relate to an incident in the Calder Grove area of Wakefield on 15 May.  

He is currently suspended from duty. 

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