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Jay Swart had a reputation as a tyrannical boss who ruled through fear and retaliation when he became second-in-command at the Apache Junction Police Department in March. It is a reputation that sounded all-too-familiar to employees of the long-troubled agency.

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Yasmin Rehman, whose job is to promote links between the police and ethnic minorities, intends to take the force to an employment tribunal claiming that she herself was the target of racist bullying and victimisation.

Her position was disclosed the day after Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, Britain's most senior Asian police officer, was temporarily relieved of his command by the Met's embattled Commissioner Sir Ian Blair.

Mr Ghaffur lodged a race complaint at an employment tribunal last month and has publicly accused Sir Ian of repeated racial discrimination, which Sir Ian vehemently denies.

The latest discrimination claim by Ms Rehman will be a further blow to Sir Ian who has been forced to publicly deny reports that he could be ousted from his job by Christmas.

Morale at the Met is being seriously undermined by what amounts to a civil war within the force over his leadership.

Ms Rehman, who holds the title of Director of Partnerships and Diversity, will be advised by the Metropolitan Black Police Association, which is also backing Mr Ghaffur.

She has previously worked on the Met's strategy for dealing with cases of forced marriage and issues surrounding honour killings. She is also an expert on community relations and domestic violence.

Ms Rehman, who earns more than £60,000 a year, is a member of the Met's civilian staff based in Westminster and has been off work for months suffering from stress.

A colleague said: "She feels she has been targeted because she is Asian and she is determined to bring a case against the Met. When your head of diversity accuses you of discrimination that says it all really."

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said they had not yet received a notification of a claim from Ms Rehman.

But a source said: "This is going to be yet another headache for the Commissioner and it's undoubtedly damaging.

"The problem is that he, and divisions about whether he is the right man for the job, have become the story and that leaves everyone feeling uncertain and stops them focusing on what really matters."

Sir Ian faces further potential embarrassment when the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes opens later this month.

Mr de Menezes was shot seven times in the head after being mistaken for a suicide bomber at Stockwell, south London in July 2005.

Last week he was forced to go on television to deny reports that he would be removed from his post under a Home Office plan which would see him make an "honourable exit" after the De Menezes inquest.

That would see him become the first commissioner to go early since James Munro in 1890. Mr Munro fell on his sword after failing to catch Jack the Ripper. Sir Ian's contract expires in February 2010.

He is also at the centre of an inquiry over £3 million worth of contracts at Scotland Yard that were awarded to a company run by an old skiing companion.

It is not believed that there was any corruption but the inquiry will look at whether Sir Ian was guilty of poor judgment.
 

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