An athlete who was allegedly racially profiled during a stop and search has said he was pulled over for a second time by seven armed police officers.
Sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos published a series of video tweets of him being pulled over and questioned by police in Paddington at 04:00 BST on Sunday.
The Met said officers were concerned the driver may have been using a phone.
Five officers face a gross misconduct hearing over a stop-and-search in 2020 involving the sprinter and his partner.
The Met Police responded saying:
We are aware of footage on social media showing part of a stop on a car.
At about 04.00hours on Sunday, 14 August, armed officers were on routine patrol in a marked police vehicle.
They saw a car travelling eastbound on the A40 Westway and were concerned the driver may be using a mobile phone at the wheel.
The officers clearly indicated for the car to pull over but it failed to do so and they called for further assistance. The driver stopped about five minutes later in Orsett Terrace W2, and the officers spoke to him about why they wanted to stop the vehicle.
Following the conversation the vehicle was allowed on its way. We have since contacted the driver via Twitter to invite him to contact us if he would like to discuss this matter further.
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