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6/10/2006 3:14:00 PM GMT
 

A leaked Metropolitan Police report, cited by The Guardian, alleges that Muslim officers are more likely to become corrupt than their white counterparts, sparking condemnation of Muslim Communities.

Suspicion was raised Saturday over the timing of a leaked internal report, which comes at a time Scotland Yard faces mounting criticism over the arrest of two Muslim brothers amidst controversial anti-terrorism raid.

The two Muslims, arrested without charge, were later released.

The report supposed to be aimed at probing complaints raised against ethnic police, blamed cultural and family backgrounds for the difference.

The internal report, prepared by an Asian officer, claimed that: "Asian officers and in particular Pakistani Muslim officers are under greater pressure from the family, the extended family ... and their community against that of their white colleagues to engage in activity that might lead to misconduct or criminality."

The Guardian Saturday claimed the report further stated that there’s a cash culture in British Pakistani life in which "assisting your extended family is considered a duty," recommending anti-corruption training for Asian officers.

Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari, decried the report, stressing that corruption among officers should be addressed "but just to make a blanket comment on the community is not good at all, especially in this period".