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| Menezes family oppose case delay | |
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| The family of Jean Charles de Menezes are to challenge an attempt to delay an inquest into his death. | |
| The Crown Prosecution Service says the hearing should not take place until criminal proceedings against the Metropolitan Police are completed. | The Crown Prosecution Service says the hearing should not take place until criminal proceedings against the Metropolitan Police are completed. |
| If the request is granted, the inquest might not take place until 2008. | If the request is granted, the inquest might not take place until 2008. |
| The family of Mr Menezes, who officers shot dead at a Tube station in 2005, and Amnesty International have said such a delay would be unacceptable. | |
| The Met is being prosecuted under health and safety laws after the CPS decided that no individual officers would be charged. | The Met is being prosecuted under health and safety laws after the CPS decided that no individual officers would be charged. |
| Southwark Coroner John Sampson will hear from both the CPS and the family's lawyers before deciding on a timetable. | Southwark Coroner John Sampson will hear from both the CPS and the family's lawyers before deciding on a timetable. |
| No public investigation | No public investigation |
| Mr Menezes was shot seven times on 22 July 2005 after he was mistaken for a suicide bomber at Stockwell tube station in south London. | Mr Menezes was shot seven times on 22 July 2005 after he was mistaken for a suicide bomber at Stockwell tube station in south London. |
| A spokesman for the Justice4Jean family campaign said: "It is appalling that a year after Jean's killing there has been no public investigation of the circumstances in which he came to die. | A spokesman for the Justice4Jean family campaign said: "It is appalling that a year after Jean's killing there has been no public investigation of the circumstances in which he came to die. |
| "Being kept in the dark about the specific circumstances that led to Jean's death has made it impossible for the Menezes family to grieve and move on." | "Being kept in the dark about the specific circumstances that led to Jean's death has made it impossible for the Menezes family to grieve and move on." |
| UK Amnesty director Kate Allen said: "Further delays will only undermine public confidence in the investigation, and compound the distress already experienced by the de Menezes family." | UK Amnesty director Kate Allen said: "Further delays will only undermine public confidence in the investigation, and compound the distress already experienced by the de Menezes family." |
| The CPS is likely to argue that blanket media coverage of any inquest might prejudice the criminal trial. | The CPS is likely to argue that blanket media coverage of any inquest might prejudice the criminal trial. |