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		</div><p>Police in England are facing calls for a watchdog investigation after rapper Wretch 32’s father was Tasered by police in his home.</p>
<p>Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and human rights group Amnesty have urged the UK&#8217;s Independent Office for Police Conduct to launch an inquiry into what happened.</p>
<p>Oliver Feeley-Sprague from the charity said it “<i>beggars belief</i>” that the Metropolitan Police internal standards department found no misconduct had occurred.</p>
<p>Footage posted online showed 62-year-old Millard Scott tumbling downstairs at his north London home after an officer is heard to warn: “<i>Police officer with a Taser. Stay where you are.</i>”</p>
<p>As officers ask if he is OK and tell him to keep still, a distressed woman can be heard saying: “<i>They’ve Tasered him.</i>”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is how the police think they can treat a 62 year old black man in Tottenham but this 1 happens to be my dad <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nojusticenopeace?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nojusticenopeace</a> <a href="https://t.co/17bGizKwem">pic.twitter.com/17bGizKwem</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Rapthology (@Wretch32) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wretch32/status/1270430645584572417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Speaking to ITV News, Mr Scott said he believed he would not have been Tasered if he were white.</p>
<p>“<i>I’m lucky to be alive</i>,” he said.</p>
<p>“<i>The only people who have invaded our space are the Metropolitan Police. The only people who seem to ignore the guidelines put out there are the Metropolitan Police.“</i></p>
<p>His 35-year-old son, rapper Wretch 32, whose real name is Jermaine Scott, told the broadcaster there has been “no progression” since he grew up watching his father and uncle “<i>fight against police brutality</i>”.</p>
<p>He shared the 36-second clip on his Twitter account, where it has been viewed more than a million times.</p>
<p>He wrote: “<i>This is how the police think they can treat a 62-year-old black man in Tottenham but this 1 happens to be my dad</i>.”</p>
<p>At the start of the clip, officers can be seen entering the front door of the house as a woman tells them: “<i>I’m not resisting, don’t touch me, social distancing, please don’t touch me.</i>”</p>
<p>The Met said officers went to the property as part of “<i>a long-running operation to tackle drugs supply linked to serious violence</i>”.</p>
<p>A statement said: “<i>As officers entered the premises, a man came downstairs and started moving towards an officer suddenly.</i></p>
<p><i>“He was ordered to remain where he was but continued towards officers who, after several warnings, deployed a Taser.</i></p>
<p>“<i>The man was not arrested but was assessed by the London Ambulance Service at the scene. He did not require further medical treatment.</i></p>
<p><i>“Officers from the north area command unit have liaised with the family to discuss any concerns they have about the incident.</i></p>
<p><i>“The incident, including body-worn footage, has been reviewed by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards and no indication of misconduct has been identified.</i>”</p>
<p>Police said a 22-year-old man found in the house was arrested and charged with encouraging another to commit an offence under the Serious Crime Act 2007, while a 52-year-old woman was charged with obstructing police after being interviewed under caution at a later date.</p>
<p>Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: “<i>I have asked the Metropolitan Police for an urgent explanation of this distressing incident which is understandably causing considerable concern.</i></p>
<p><i>“It is imperative that the incident is properly investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).”</i></p>
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