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FOUR detectives who worked for an elite unit which targets terrorists are at the centre of a

corruption probe.

Detective Sergeant John Sallens, 48, and three Major Investigation Team colleagues have been reported to Crown Office prosecutors who will decide if they should stand trial.

The others are constables Geoff Fisher, 48, Michael Neil, 43, and Lynn McConnachie, 42.

All four were based at the MIT office in Glasgow’s high-security Govan police station.

The probe into Sallens, Neil and McConnachie spanned a seven-year period from 2005 to last year.

Detectives from the counter-corruption unit investigated Fisher over alleged incidents spanning a nine-month period.

Sources claim the two investigations have caused a bitter split between MIT and counter-corruption officers.

One said: “MIT officers deal with all the big cases like terrorism and murders.

“MIT had been tasked with investigating some aspects of the counter-corruption unit, which went down very badly.

“There is now bad blood between the two units. The allegations broadly relate to attempting to pervert the course of justice, data protection breaches and fraud.”

The two reports are being considered by a newly created Crown Office Criminal Allegations Against the Police Division.

Sallens has retired from the force and Fisher is on sick leave while Neil and McConnachie are still serving.

Police Scotland said: “Three serving officers with Police Scotland, aged 48, 43 and 42, have been subject of a report to the Crown.

“A fourth individual, aged 48, who is now retired, was also the subject of a report to the Crown.”

The Crown Office said that the report into Sallens, Neil and McConnachie was “in connection with alleged incidents taking place between January 2005 and June 2012”.

The Fisher report was about alleged incidents between June 2011 and February 2012.

They added: “The reports are under the consideration of the Criminal Allegations Against the Police Division.”

Sallens and Fisher declined to comment while Neil and McConnachie were unavailable.