Harrods owner Al Fayed: Police face probe into investigation [Video]

LONDON –

British police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of sex crimes allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed, the late owner of upmarket department store Harrods.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said Wednesday that it will oversee a probe by the Metropolitan Police Directorate of Professional Standards into whether opportunities were missed to bring the wealthy businessman to justice.

“There is widespread public concern around this case, with a significant number of allegations reported over many years while Mr. Al Fayed was still alive,” said Steve Noonan, director of operations at the conduct watchdog. “It’s important that an investigation is carried out into these complaints to identify if there were any missed opportunities or failures by officers to properly investigate these reports made back in 2008.”

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