DISCIPLINARY offences against two Cleveland Police officers will not go ahead for at least another two months, it was confirmed yesterday.
A detective sergeant is facing a string of disciplinary offences and a police constable two offences, both of whom have not been named.
The charges relate to an investigation codenamed Operation Teak, a covert corruption investigation which was supervised by the Police Complaints Authority and began in June 1996.
Operation Teak led to a major corruption trial at Leeds Crown Court involving North-East police officers and drugs baron Brian Charrington.
But the case collapsed when the judge refused to allow phone-tapping evidence to be used.
The detective sergeant is facing nine disciplinary offences, including disobeying orders, one of falsehood or prevarication, discreditable conduct and six charges of improper disclosure of information.
The police constable has been charged with improper disclosure of information and being an accessory to a disciplinary offence.
Cleveland Police confirmed yesterday that the charges, due to be heard in front of the Chief Constable of Lancashire, Paul Stephenson, will not be heard for at least another two months.
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