A WEST Yorkshire Police staff member has been charged with perjury.

Detention Officer Sharjeel Jelani, 34, who works in Bradford district, has been charged with one count of perjury and is due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates Court on Monday, January 16.

This relates to information provided to Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court in June 2022 in relation to an off-duty speeding offence.

DO Jelani is currently suspended from duty.

 

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