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| Habib Ullah death: No charges to be brought against police | Habib Ullah death: No charges to be brought against police |
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| No charges will be brought against police officers over the death of a man during a search, solicitors have said. | |
| Habib Ullah, 39, of Slough, Berkshire, collapsed during a routine stop-and-search in a High Wycombe car park in July 2008. | |
| A 2010 inquest was abandoned and the police watchdog referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) earlier this year. | A 2010 inquest was abandoned and the police watchdog referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) earlier this year. |
| Mr Ullah's relatives said they were unhappy with the CPS's decision. | |
| His sister Nasrit Mahmood said: "This is not justice for us and we will not give up until justice is served, and that is a promise." | |
| Breathing problems | |
| Mr Ullah was part of a group searched while they were sitting in a car in High Wycombe. | |
| Officers said they believed he was hiding a package of drugs in his mouth. | |
| During the search by Thames Valley Police officers, he had breathing problems and later died in hospital. | |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) conducted an investigation into Mr Ullah's death, but did not interview the officers involved, allowing them to submit written statements instead. | |
| The officers were cleared of any wrongdoing in March 2010. | |
| But at the inquest later that year, they admitted removing potentially key evidence from their written statements to the IPCC, claiming they were told to do so by a police federation lawyer. | |
| The inquest was abandoned so the IPCC could investigate further, and the matter was referred to the CPS earlier this year. | |
| Insufficient evidence | |
| A CPS spokesman said possible criminal charges of manslaughter by gross negligence and misconduct in public office were being considered. | |
| But it found there was "insufficient evidence" for a "realistic prospect of convicting any person of any criminal offence", the spokesman said. | |
| "Our thoughts remain with Mr Ullah's family at this difficult time for them and we fully understand that this is not the decision they will have wanted." | |
| Following the decision, Ms Mahood said: "This sadly shows that the CPS together with the IPCC are only there to protect and cover up police crimes. | |
| "Not only is it my opinion that they caused my brother's death, but these police officers have not given a full and truthful account. | |
| "How on earth can the CPS disregard the facts?" |