LONDON: Scotland Yard said on Thursday that a police officer who was filmed intimidating an Al Jazeera news crew covering a suspected antisemitic hate crime in north London has been referred to the force’s professional standards team for assessment. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the man in the footage was David Soffer, 34, a special constable who was off duty at the time of the incident. He was identified by the investigative journalism organization Declassified UK on Thursday.

Scotland Yard investigating off-duty officer’s apparent involvement in altercation with journalists covering arson attack in Golders Green

LONDON: Scotland Yard said on Thursday that a police officer who was filmed intimidating an Al Jazeera news crew covering a suspected antisemitic hate crime in north London has…