Duchess of Sussex faced ‘disgusting’ threats to her life, says senior Met officer | Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

The Duchess of Sussex has been subjected to numerous “heinous” threats against her life, a senior police officer has revealed, adding that they were “very real” and led to prosecution.

Neel Basu, Outgoing Assistant Commissioner Metropolitan policetold Channel 4 News that the threats were found to be credible, adding that the material would have made her feel “under threat all the time”.

The remarks shed new light on Prince Harry’s bid to get automatic police protection for his family while they are in the UK.

In his final interview before leaving Scotland Yard, Basu, the country’s most senior colored officer, criticized the Home Secretary The Dream by Suella Braverman sending migrants to Rwanda as “inexplicable” and suggested that his outspoken views on racism may have cost him a promotion to a top police post.

But it was his comments about threats to Meghan’s life that appeared to show why Prince Harry told the High Court earlier this year that he would not feel safe visiting his family under existing security arrangements. After the Duke of Sussex received the right to challenge the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deny him automatic police protection if he is in the UK – despite ​​having to pay for it himself.

When asked if there were many credible threats to Megan’s life, Basu said: “Absolutely, and if you saw what was written and you got it … that kind of rhetoric on the Internet, if you don’t know that I know, you would constantly feel under threat.”

He added: “We had teams investigating this. People were brought to criminal responsibility for these threats.”

Sussex has been approached for comment.

Basu became a Met officer in 1992, rising through the ranks to be appointed Assistant Commissioner for Special Operations in 2018. He has drawn criticism among Conservative MPs for his outspoken views on race and policing, such as criticizing elements of Preventa government counterterrorism program aimed at countering Muslim extremism.

He had been tipped as the next Met commissioner but did not apply to replace Cressida Dick earlier this year and government sources said they opposed his candidacy.

Basu later applied for the position of head of the National Crime Agency, but was rejected for the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs without any explanation.

He told Channel 4 News: “I know No 10 has interfered with my appointments before. And the reason for this was not told to me.

“I believe — and people who know me believe — that it’s because I’ve been outspoken about issues that don’t align with the current political administration. They are wrong. Diversity and inclusion are two of the most important things for policing.”

A Downing Street spokesman said in a statement: “New the Director General of the National Crime Agency was appointed at the beginning of this year by the then Minister of Internal Affairs [Priti Patel]after a fair and open admissions campaign.’

A Home Office statement said: “The Home Secretary expects the force to have a zero tolerance policy for racism in the workplace.

“But she is also very clear about the need to manage our borders effectively and have an asylum system that works for those in genuine need, like the British people.”

Asked if he regrets being seen as “woke,” Basu replied, “Are you sensitive to issues of racial and social justice?” Yes. And if that’s the definition of woke, I’ll wear it like a bumper sticker every day of the week.”

And he added: “I was born in 1968. [Enoch Powell’s] “rivers of blood” took place in the constituency near which my parents lived and made their lives hell. A mixed-race couple walks down the streets of the 1960s.’

He added: “I talk about race because I know something about race because I’m a 54-year-old mixed race man.”