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| Daniel Morgan murder: Inquiry to examine 'police corruption' | |
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| An independent inquiry is to review the police handling of the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan, the Home Office has announced. | |
| He was found with an axe in his head in a south London pub car park in 1987. | He was found with an axe in his head in a south London pub car park in 1987. |
| An independent, judge-led panel of experts will now examine claims police corruption prevented a conviction, despite six criminal investigations. | |
| Home Secretary Theresa May said the Hillsborough-style inquiry would "shine a light" on the case. | |
| Former Court of Appeal judge Sir Stanley Burnton will chair the independent panel, which will examine possible police involvement in the murder, allegations of police corruption during various investigations, and connections between private investigators, police officers and journalists - including those from the now-closed News of the World. | |
| The panel will have access to a vast archive of documents collected by police and will pass its findings to Mr Morgan's family before publishing a report. | The panel will have access to a vast archive of documents collected by police and will pass its findings to Mr Morgan's family before publishing a report. |
| BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds said its terms of reference were likely to focus on informing public understanding of the case, rather than re-investigating the evidence - although any new leads would be followed up by Scotland Yard. | |
| 'Learning from Hillsborough' | 'Learning from Hillsborough' |
| In a statement released on Friday, Mrs May announced that the Daniel Morgan independent panel would "put Mr Morgan's family at the centre of the process" and would "shine a light" on the circumstances of his murder, its background and the handling of the case. | In a statement released on Friday, Mrs May announced that the Daniel Morgan independent panel would "put Mr Morgan's family at the centre of the process" and would "shine a light" on the circumstances of his murder, its background and the handling of the case. |
| She said: "The panel will utilise learning from the Hillsborough Independent Panel process in addressing how to approach its work. | She said: "The panel will utilise learning from the Hillsborough Independent Panel process in addressing how to approach its work. |
| "There is a serious and considerable public interest in having an independent panel look at this case, as part of the government's commitment to identifying, exposing and addressing corruption." | "There is a serious and considerable public interest in having an independent panel look at this case, as part of the government's commitment to identifying, exposing and addressing corruption." |
| Mrs May added the inquiry would ensure "maximum possible disclosure of all relevant documentation", and would complete its work within a year. | Mrs May added the inquiry would ensure "maximum possible disclosure of all relevant documentation", and would complete its work within a year. |
| Speaking to the BBC's Newsnight programme on Thursday, Mr Morgan's brother Alastair said: "If we're going to deal with corruption in the police force, we have to look at it straight in the eye. | Speaking to the BBC's Newsnight programme on Thursday, Mr Morgan's brother Alastair said: "If we're going to deal with corruption in the police force, we have to look at it straight in the eye. |
| "We have to see how it works, the nuts and bolts of it, where it started, what decisions were made." | "We have to see how it works, the nuts and bolts of it, where it started, what decisions were made." |
| He said he hoped the scrutiny shown in the Leveson and Hillsbrough inquiries would be reflected in his brother's case. | He said he hoped the scrutiny shown in the Leveson and Hillsbrough inquiries would be reflected in his brother's case. |
| But he said it was "extremely unlikely" now that anyone would be put on trial and convicted of Mr Morgan's murder. | But he said it was "extremely unlikely" now that anyone would be put on trial and convicted of Mr Morgan's murder. |
| Mr Morgan's family believe he was on the verge of exposing police corruption when he was murdered. | Mr Morgan's family believe he was on the verge of exposing police corruption when he was murdered. |
| Since then they have campaigned for whoever killed him to be brought to justice. | Since then they have campaigned for whoever killed him to be brought to justice. |
| The body of Mr Morgan, originally from Llanfrechfa, near Cwmbran, Torfaen, was found in Sydenham, south-east London, in 1987. | The body of Mr Morgan, originally from Llanfrechfa, near Cwmbran, Torfaen, was found in Sydenham, south-east London, in 1987. |
| A trial of four men charged with his murder in 2008 collapsed in 2011, following alleged failures by the police and prosecutors. | A trial of four men charged with his murder in 2008 collapsed in 2011, following alleged failures by the police and prosecutors. |
| Mr Morgan's mother Isobel Hulsmann, from Hay-on-Wye in Powys, met Mrs May at the end of 2011 to press the case. | Mr Morgan's mother Isobel Hulsmann, from Hay-on-Wye in Powys, met Mrs May at the end of 2011 to press the case. |