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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/policeman-faces-action-over-inquest.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Armed police officers on King's Road in central London, following the shooting of Mark Saunders" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/min-policeman-faces-action-over-inquest.jpg" alt="Armed police officers on King's Road in central London, following the shooting of Mark Saunders"/></a></p>
<p>A police firearms officer involved in the shooting of barrister Mark Saunders will face misconduct action over a &#8220;crass remark&#8221; he made to a senior officer about inserting song titles into evidence he gave at the inquest, the police watchdog has said.</p>
<p>But the Metropolitan Police officer, known only as AZ8, was cleared of deliberately inserting the song titles into his evidence.</p>
<p>&#8220;On the balance of probabilities he, neither acting alone or in conspiracy with other officers, deliberately inserted song titles into his evidence,&#8221; the Independent Police Complaints Commission said.</p>
<p>The firearms officer made the &#8220;insensitive&#8221; remark to a senior officer about &#8220;getting in two song titles&#8221; during the inquest.</p>
<p>The senior officer, who will also face action for his mishandling of the situation, also told investigators that AZ8 made a specific reference to George Michael.</p>
<p>At the inquest, AZ8 referred to one Michael song, Faith, the IPCC said.</p>
<p>The senior officer immediately informed the Met&#8217;s legal team, but two other meetings, where he sought to address AZ8&#8217;s comment and swearing while he gave evidence, &#8220;were confused and lacked clarity&#8221;, the IPCC found.</p>
<p>&#8220;On this specific point it is found that the senior officer mishandled the situation and action will now be taken by the Metropolitan Police Service to address this,&#8221; the watchdog said.</p>
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