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Met's Menezes trial due to start Met's Menezes trial due to start
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The trial of the Metropolitan Police over the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes is due to begin.The trial of the Metropolitan Police over the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes is due to begin.
Mr Menezes, a Brazilian electrician, was killed by officers who mistook him for a suicide bomber at Stockwell tube station in London in July 2005.Mr Menezes, a Brazilian electrician, was killed by officers who mistook him for a suicide bomber at Stockwell tube station in London in July 2005.
It is alleged by the prosecution that the force breached health and safety laws during the operation.It is alleged by the prosecution that the force breached health and safety laws during the operation.
The Metropolitan Police denies the charge and it is estimated the trial at the Old Bailey will last six weeks.The Metropolitan Police denies the charge and it is estimated the trial at the Old Bailey will last six weeks.
Following the Independent Police Complaints Commission's report into the circumstances surrounding the shooting, the Crown Prosecution Service decided that no individual should be prosecuted in connection with the case.Following the Independent Police Complaints Commission's report into the circumstances surrounding the shooting, the Crown Prosecution Service decided that no individual should be prosecuted in connection with the case.
However, the office of the commissioner of police is charged with failing to ensure that the public and Mr De Menezes were not put at risk during the surveillance, pursuit and detention of a suspected suicide bomber.However, the office of the commissioner of police is charged with failing to ensure that the public and Mr De Menezes were not put at risk during the surveillance, pursuit and detention of a suspected suicide bomber.
The penalty on conviction is an unlimited fine.The penalty on conviction is an unlimited fine.
Mr Menezes, 27, from Brazil, was shot dead by anti-terrorist police during the biggest manhunt in the force's history. Mr Menezes, 27, was shot dead by anti-terrorist police during the biggest manhunt in the force's history.