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A police officer is to be investigated after he pulled over a DJ driving a Bentley and told him it was common practice to question black people wearing “gangster-style clothing”.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it had launched an inquiry into the incident saying it was important to maintain public confidence in policing.

DMO Deejay, 27, who plays weekly at DSTRKT nightclub in Piccadilly, posted two videos taken the same day of him being stopped by police while driving.

In the second video, taken a short distance from the club, the officer attempts to explain that black people are pulled over because of their “criminal profile.”

The officer tells the DJ during the stop at 12.30 on January 5 that it was a ‘fact’ black people commit more crime

IPCC Commissioner Cindy Butts said today : “This incident has received widespread social media attention and in the press and it is therefore important for public confidence in policing that the matter is independently investigated.

"That is why we required the Metropolitan Police to refer the incident to the IPCC.

“We know that the incident itself lasted for around 16 minutes, the officer was wearing and had activated his body worn video at the time, so it’s important we examine all of the circumstances surrounding the stop.”

The Met said it had taken “management action” against the officer involved saying “several learning opportunities” had been identified.

The Met had also apologised to the man who was stopped.

The force admitted it had not referred the issue to the IPCC because it decided “it matter did not meet the criteria for a mandatory referral.”