G20 cop cleared of killing Ian Tomlinson found guilty of gross misconduct by disciplinary panel amid "whitewash" claims THE police officer cleared of killing Ian Tomlinson will be sacked after being found guilty of gross misconduct at a disciplinary hearing dismissed by the newspaper seller's family as a "whitewash." Officer sacked following verdict A Metropolitan Police disciplinary panel, sitting in public for the first time, dismissed Pc Simon Harwood for breaking rules relating to professional standards. The 45-year-old hit Mr Tomlinson with a baton and shoved him to the ground on the fringes of the G20 protests in April 2009. Speaking outside the police building in west London where the hearing took place, Mr Tomlinson's stepson Paul King said: "I think it's pointless, it hasn't proved anything to us. We still haven't got any answer from this. After three and a half years I think it's diabolical. It's like we're back at day one. He pledged that the family would carry on fighting. They are planning to take civil action over Mr Tomlinson's death. Mr Bennett said Harwood's actions had discredited the Metropolitan Police. Pc Harwood's use of force in this case cannot be justified. His actions have discredited the police service and undermined public confidence in it," he said. Whilst we have considered all available outcomes we have no doubt that Pc Harwood is not fit to hold the office of constable, and accordingly he is dismissed from the Metropolitan Police Service with immediate effect. Harwood, 45, admitted that he used unnecessary force when he hit the newspaper seller with his baton and shoved him to the ground during the G20 protests near the Royal Exchange Buildings in the City of London in April 2009.