An officer alleged to have engaged in racial profiling and harassment of African-Australian youths was moved to Victoria Police’s ethical standards unit, only to be moved out following protests from his complainants.

Sergeant Nick Konstantinidis was deployed last year to Professional Standards Command, the division that promotes high ethical standards within the police force and investigates public complaints of alleged police misconduct.

Complaints were made about Sergeant Konstanidis. Credit:Josh Robenstone.

This was despite him having been the subject of a landmark racial discrimination case some years earlier, in which several young African-Australian men took legal action over their claims of persistent racial harassment by police in and around Flemington and North Melbourne.

Sergeant Konstantinidis was moved out of the area at the time the claims were being pursued.