Seventeen officers and four police staff are under investigation after emails said to be of a "racist and sexist nature" were circulated on a force's internal system.
Seventeen officers and four police staff are under investigation after emails said to be of a \"racist and sexist nature\" were circulated on a force's internal system.
Lothian and Borders Police said a 51-year-old officer has been suspended as part of inquiries into "inappropriate and offensive" material.
The emails were detected at the force's G Division, based in Hawick in the Borders.
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