A sergeant from the western region and a detective sergeant from a specialist command have been charged following an investigation, according to a police spokesperson.
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A 49-year-old male sergeant was charged with 84 offences including misconduct in public office, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, attempt to pervert the course of justice, perjury and take detrimental action against a witness and create false document.
The 51-year-old male detective sergeant was charged with four offences including conspiracy to access police information, conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office and attempting to access police information, attempting to commit misconduct in public office.
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The charges relate to alleged incidents while the officers were on duty between 2018 and 2021.
The sergeant has been bailed to appear at a magistrates' court at a later date.
The detective sergeant has also been bailed to appear at a magistrates' court at a later date.
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