Judge rejects 10 members’ attempts to block action after discovery of WhatsApp posts

Ten police officers accused of sharing racist, antisemitic and sexist WhatsApp messages have lost a battle to prevent Police Scotland taking disciplinary action against them.

The officers claimed that their rights to privacy had been breached after senior officers uncovered two private WhatsApp groups during an investigation into another officer’s alleged misconduct.

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