This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8286789.stm
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 4 | Version 5 |
---|---|
IPCC sticks to Menezes decision | IPCC sticks to Menezes decision |
(10 minutes later) | |
Investigators say they are standing by their original decision not to recommend disciplining the officers who fatally shot Jean Charles de Menezes. | |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) reviewed its earlier findings after requests from the 27-year-old Brazilian's family. | |
The review followed the recording of an open verdict at last year's inquest into the 2005 shooting in south London. | The review followed the recording of an open verdict at last year's inquest into the 2005 shooting in south London. |
Police had mistaken the electrician for a suicide bomber. | Police had mistaken the electrician for a suicide bomber. |
Reacting to the decision, a spokeswoman for the Justice4Jean campaign said it made a "mockery of the inquest's findings". | Reacting to the decision, a spokeswoman for the Justice4Jean campaign said it made a "mockery of the inquest's findings". |
She said: "Today's decision by the IPCC... gives a green light to police officers to act with impunity. | She said: "Today's decision by the IPCC... gives a green light to police officers to act with impunity. |
"The family are not surprised but crushed that the IPCC have ignored the narrative verdict the jury gave at Jean Charles' inquest." | "The family are not surprised but crushed that the IPCC have ignored the narrative verdict the jury gave at Jean Charles' inquest." |
'Family crushed' | 'Family crushed' |
An IPCC spokesman said: "In making this decision, the IPCC has carefully considered the family's representations, the evidence identified by its own investigation and all subsequent legal proceedings." | An IPCC spokesman said: "In making this decision, the IPCC has carefully considered the family's representations, the evidence identified by its own investigation and all subsequent legal proceedings." |
Mr de Menezes was shot on 22 June, 2005 at Stockwell Tube station by Scotland Yard firearms officers who mistook him for failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman. | Mr de Menezes was shot on 22 June, 2005 at Stockwell Tube station by Scotland Yard firearms officers who mistook him for failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman. |
Police had been hunting Osman for trying to bomb a Tube train the day before Mr de Menezes was shot. | Police had been hunting Osman for trying to bomb a Tube train the day before Mr de Menezes was shot. |
It came two weeks after the suicide bomb attacks on London's transport network on 7 July 2005, which killed 52 people and injured hundreds. | It came two weeks after the suicide bomb attacks on London's transport network on 7 July 2005, which killed 52 people and injured hundreds. |
The death of Mr de Menezes triggered a number of inquiries that scrutinised police tactics, supervision and individual decisions. | The death of Mr de Menezes triggered a number of inquiries that scrutinised police tactics, supervision and individual decisions. |
The jury at the three-month, multimillion-pound inquest, which ended in December, rejected the police account of the shooting and returned an open verdict. | The jury at the three-month, multimillion-pound inquest, which ended in December, rejected the police account of the shooting and returned an open verdict. |
Among those who have been considered for disciplinary action are the two marksmen who pulled the trigger and senior officers behind the operation. | Among those who have been considered for disciplinary action are the two marksmen who pulled the trigger and senior officers behind the operation. |
They include Cressida Dick, now an assistant commissioner and Scotland Yard's most senior woman officer. | They include Cressida Dick, now an assistant commissioner and Scotland Yard's most senior woman officer. |
The most obvious shortcomings highlighted at the inquest were the failure to correctly identify Mr de Menezes, ineffective communication and poor tactical decisions. | The most obvious shortcomings highlighted at the inquest were the failure to correctly identify Mr de Menezes, ineffective communication and poor tactical decisions. |
Officers who ran on to the Tube were also accused of falsely claiming to have yelled "armed police". | Officers who ran on to the Tube were also accused of falsely claiming to have yelled "armed police". |
The de Menezes family has tried to pursue perjury charges against those officers and have also campaigned for a permanent memorial at the station. | The de Menezes family has tried to pursue perjury charges against those officers and have also campaigned for a permanent memorial at the station. |
An agreement is expected later this year between the family and police over compensation. | An agreement is expected later this year between the family and police over compensation. |