The close relationship between Mohamed Al Fayed's Harrods store and the Met Police 'felt corrupt', a former chief superintendent claims By Matt Strudwick Published: 01:59 BST, 27 September 2024 | Updated: 02:00 BST, 27 September 2024 e-mail View comments A former Scotland Yard chief superintendent claims Mohamed Al Fayed's Harrods store's close relationship with the Met Police 'felt corrupt'. Stephen Otter alleges he was told by another officer in 1999 that the 'special relationship' with the department store 'benefits both us and them'. He told Sky News of a culture where officers were given hampers and had 'lots of drinks paid for' them after providing 'additional resources' at Christmas .
But the security boss at Harrods started making 'quite a lot of complaints' about cops coming 'in here again, asking for freebies'. Asked if he felt the Met Police officers were corrupt, Mr Otter said: 'I think they probably were.' Disgraced businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed can be seen grinning from behind the wheel of a blue and white police marked Rover that Harrods sponsored Former Scotland Yard chief superintendent Stephen Otter said he tried to return the car but was told by a security boss this 'arrangement' had 'been going on for a long time' Mr Otter tried to return the police car that had been sponsored by Harrods but was told by the security boss this 'arrangement' had 'been going on for a long time' and: 'When you've been here a bit longer, you will have a better understanding of t.