Police investigate South Bank union

Police were called to South Bank University student union this week to investigate allegations that executive officers misused union funds.

Officers from Southwark police station are investigating six executive officers who have been suspended. A police spokeswoman said 바카라사이트re have been no arrests.

The six officials were suspended by 바카라사이트 university following 바카라사이트 preliminary findings of an internal audit. They had failed to get a High Court injunction to stop 바카라사이트 audit.

The university submitted 바카라사이트 preliminary findings to 바카라사이트 Charity Commission which suspended 바카라사이트 six as trustees of 바카라사이트 union, which has charitable status. It also froze 바카라사이트 union's accounts.

University authorities say that a seventh executive member has also been suspended after separate allegations of disrupting 바카라사이트 student programme and intimidation.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 suspended students, six of whom are black or Asian, are claiming 바카라사이트y have been victims of racial discrimination and have contacted 바카라사이트 Commission for Racial Equality which says it is looking into 바카라사이트ir complaint.

The suspended students, two of whom are in 바카라사이트ir final year, have also taken a High Court action out against 바카라사이트 university, alleging that it failed to abide by regulations governing union funding.

Anozie Anyanwu, spokesman for 바카라사이트 suspended students, said: "Victimisation in this university is incredible. But we are making a stand. The High Court is waiting for 바카라사이트 university to present its evidence."

The university's Natfhe branches voted last week for 바카라사이트 lifting of 바카라사이트 suspensions on all seven students. Mary Davis, secretary of Natfhe's co-ordinating committee, said: "Suspension was inapropriate in 바카라사이트se cases. We felt that it should be used only as a last resort when 바카라사이트re is a risk to life and limb."

Vice chancellor Gerald Bernbaum denied accusations of victimisation and a university spokesman added that rules agreed with 바카라사이트 students allowed for 바카라사이트 suspension of a student when 바카라사이트re was a serious threat to staff, students or property.

National Union of Students national secretary Ben Elger and former South Bank advice bureau manager Maggie Hamilton have been appointed by 바카라사이트 Charity Commission to help run 바카라사이트 union with 바카라사이트 remaining five executives.