Two complaints from victim-survivors about the force’s handling of allegations they made against al-Fayed will be investigated by the Met itself under the direction of the independent policing watchdog. The Independent understands the allegations were both accusations of sexual assault.

Two complaints against the Metropolitan Police over its handling of allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed are to be investigated by the force under the direction of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

The force’s Directorate of Professional Standards will investigate the way it dealt with the cases under the direction of a police watchdog.

The Metropolitan Police is currently reviewing a total of 21 allegations made before the former Harrods boss died in 2023 and referred two of those to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) in November.

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.

COMPLAINTS over the Met’s handling of sex attack allegations against Mohamed Fayed will be investigated, watchdogs say. The force’s Directorate of Professional Standards will lead the review under

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