A Christian police support officer was accused of being racist after asking questions about Islam during a diversity training session – despite assurances he was in a ‘safe space’ to do so.
He also claims he was ‘shut down’ when he turned the conversation to Islamist groups, the situation in Gaza and tackling antisemitism, while separately he said his Christian faith led to one of his colleagues ‘making the assumption’ he was also ‘homophobic’.
Luke Salmons, 46, was suspended just two days after taking part in a training day in October 2024 on race, religion and culture before being found guilty of gross
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