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Judges set to decide fate of police chief constable guilty of contempt of court

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Exclusive: Ivan Balhatchet, Northamptonshire’s chief constable, could face up to two years in jail or a fine for repeated failure to obey rulings

A police chief constable has been found guilty of contempt of court with judges set to consider whether he should be punished by imprisonment or a fine.

The court of appeal ruled on Tuesday that Northamptonshire police were in contempt and had been “willfully disobedient” for repeatedly failing to obey rulings to hand over video to a woman who complained she had been wrongly arrested by three officers.

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