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| Daniel Morgan: Met Police accused of corruption in report | Daniel Morgan: Met Police accused of corruption in report |
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| Daniel Morgan was found dead in a pub car park in 1987 | Daniel Morgan was found dead in a pub car park in 1987 |
| The Met Police was institutionally corrupt in the way it concealed or denied failings over the unsolved murder of Daniel Morgan, a report says. | The Met Police was institutionally corrupt in the way it concealed or denied failings over the unsolved murder of Daniel Morgan, a report says. |
| The force's first objective was to "protect itself" for not acknowledging its failures since the 1987 murder of the private investigator, chair of an independent panel Baroness O'Loan said. | The force's first objective was to "protect itself" for not acknowledging its failures since the 1987 murder of the private investigator, chair of an independent panel Baroness O'Loan said. |
| Mr Morgan's family and the public are owed an apology, the report concluded. | Mr Morgan's family and the public are owed an apology, the report concluded. |
| He was killed with an axe in the car park of a pub in south-east London. | He was killed with an axe in the car park of a pub in south-east London. |
| Despite five police inquiries and an inquest, no-one has been brought to justice over the father of two's killing, with the Metropolitan Police admitting corruption had hampered the original murder investigation. | Despite five police inquiries and an inquest, no-one has been brought to justice over the father of two's killing, with the Metropolitan Police admitting corruption had hampered the original murder investigation. |
| Mr Morgan, from Llanfrechfa near Cwmbran in south Wales, died outside the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham on 10 March 1987. | |
| 'Venal behaviour' | 'Venal behaviour' |
| The panel found the family of Mr Morgan "suffered grievously" as a consequence of the failure to achieve justice for them. | The panel found the family of Mr Morgan "suffered grievously" as a consequence of the failure to achieve justice for them. |
| It criticised the "unwarranted assurances" they were given, the misinformation put into the public domain, and a failure "to acknowledge professional competence, individuals' venal behaviour, and managerial and organisational failures". | It criticised the "unwarranted assurances" they were given, the misinformation put into the public domain, and a failure "to acknowledge professional competence, individuals' venal behaviour, and managerial and organisational failures". |
| "The Metropolitan Police also repeatedly failed to take a fresh, thorough and critical look at past failings," the report said. | "The Metropolitan Police also repeatedly failed to take a fresh, thorough and critical look at past failings," the report said. |
| "Concealing or denying failings, for the sake of the organisation's public image, is dishonesty on the part of the organisation for reputational benefit and constitutes a form of institutional corruption." | "Concealing or denying failings, for the sake of the organisation's public image, is dishonesty on the part of the organisation for reputational benefit and constitutes a form of institutional corruption." |
| Live event: Report deeply alarming, Patel says | |
| Timeline: Daniel Morgan axe murder | Timeline: Daniel Morgan axe murder |
| In a statement through their lawyer, Mr Morgan's family said: "We welcome the recognition that we - and the public at large - have been failed over the decades by a culture of corruption and cover-up in the Metropolitan Police, an institutionalised corruption that has permeated successive regimes in the Metropolitan Police and beyond to this day." | In a statement through their lawyer, Mr Morgan's family said: "We welcome the recognition that we - and the public at large - have been failed over the decades by a culture of corruption and cover-up in the Metropolitan Police, an institutionalised corruption that has permeated successive regimes in the Metropolitan Police and beyond to this day." |
| Home Secretary Priti Patel told the Commons the report was "deeply alarming" and revealed a "litany of mistakes" by the Met Police. | Home Secretary Priti Patel told the Commons the report was "deeply alarming" and revealed a "litany of mistakes" by the Met Police. |
| She said the behaviour of the force "irreparably damaged the chances of successful prosecution". | She said the behaviour of the force "irreparably damaged the chances of successful prosecution". |
| Mr Morgan's brother Alistair says the Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick should "absolutely" be considering her position | |
| In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: "We deeply regret that no-one has been convicted of Daniel's murder. We have not stopped pursuing justice. | |
| "We accept corruption was a major factor in the failure of the 1987 investigation. This compounded the pain suffered by Daniel's family and for this we apologise." | |
| It added that it would respond in more detail later. | |
| Panel members Nuala O'Loan, Silvia Casale and Samuel Pollock read out a statement following the publication the report | Panel members Nuala O'Loan, Silvia Casale and Samuel Pollock read out a statement following the publication the report |
| Other failures criticised by the panel include procedural errors - the crime scene was not searched - and forensic work was of so poor a standard it was described by a senior officer in the second investigation as "pathetic". | Other failures criticised by the panel include procedural errors - the crime scene was not searched - and forensic work was of so poor a standard it was described by a senior officer in the second investigation as "pathetic". |
| "In many respects that investigation was not compliant with the policies and procedures in force at the time," the report says. | "In many respects that investigation was not compliant with the policies and procedures in force at the time," the report says. |
| "From the beginning, there were allegations that police officers were involved in the murder, and that corruption by police officers played a part in protecting the murderer(s) from being brought to justice." | "From the beginning, there were allegations that police officers were involved in the murder, and that corruption by police officers played a part in protecting the murderer(s) from being brought to justice." |
| The panel received evidence from serving and retired officers that some officers who tried to report wrongdoing by other officers had been "ostracised, transferred to a different unit, encouraged to resign, or have faced disciplinary proceedings". | The panel received evidence from serving and retired officers that some officers who tried to report wrongdoing by other officers had been "ostracised, transferred to a different unit, encouraged to resign, or have faced disciplinary proceedings". |
| 'Current problem' | |
| The panel also considered the possible impact of conflicting loyalties between the obligations of police officers who were freemasons, and their professional policing. | The panel also considered the possible impact of conflicting loyalties between the obligations of police officers who were freemasons, and their professional policing. |
| Daniel Morgan's brother Alistair said Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick should "absolutely" be considering her position in light of the report. | |
| The family's solicitor Raju Bhatt added: "You heard from the panel that the institutionalised corruption that they found is a current problem in the present tense. | |
| "The current leadership in the Met has to take responsibility for that continuing." |