Police officer Alberto Muraglia, 58, was caught on a hidden camera clocking in at his office in just a T-shirt and underpants.

Muraglia, who lives in a flat directly above the police station in the Italian city of San Remo, returned home after clocking in to put on his uniform.

After the footage emerged, Muraglia was sacked and charged with defrauding the state of public funds.

However, a court has ruled that he committed no crime as getting dressed in the morning was part of his duties as an employee.

Muraglia’s lawyer, Alessandro Moroni, told La Riviera: “Donning a uniform was considered part of the working day and could therefore happen after clocking in.”