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| − | Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead by the London Metropolitan police at Stockwell tube station on the London Underground | + | {{person |
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| + | Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead by the London Metropolitan police at Stockwell tube station on the London Underground two weeks after the [[London Bombings of July 2005]]. | ||
| + | Undercover police then collected information about his family.<ref name=guard2014>http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/23/undercover-police-spied-on-families-de-menezes-groce-reel</ref> | ||
==Official Narrative== | ==Official Narrative== | ||
| + | The [[IPCC]] concluded that de Menezes was misidentified as a fugitives associated with the bombs left on the tube the previous day's failed bombing attempts. | ||
| − | The [[ | + | ===Concerns=== |
| + | A spokesperson for the De Menezes Family Campaign said: "It is shameful that the Metropolitan police spied on the legitimate campaign activities of a grieving family who were simply trying to get the answers they deserved after their loved one was killed by police officers." The police have provided no explanation of their continued surveillance. | ||
| + | [[The Guardian]] suggests "We can only assume they were gathering information in an attempt to discredit the family's campaign for justice in order to deflect accountability for their own failings.<ref name=guard2014/> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[[Lana Vandenbergh]] - The full circumstances surrounding the shooting only became publicly available through through the this whistleblower | *[[Lana Vandenbergh]] - The full circumstances surrounding the shooting only became publicly available through through the this whistleblower | ||
*[[Document:The forbidden truth is an insurrection in Britain|The forbidden truth is an insurrection in Britain]] - An article by John Pilger | *[[Document:The forbidden truth is an insurrection in Britain|The forbidden truth is an insurrection in Britain]] - An article by John Pilger | ||
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Revision as of 11:31, 27 July 2014
 Jean Charles de Menezes  | |
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| Died | 22 July 2005 |
| Victim of | murder |
Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead by the London Metropolitan police at Stockwell tube station on the London Underground two weeks after the London Bombings of July 2005. Undercover police then collected information about his family.[1]
Contents
Official Narrative
The IPCC concluded that de Menezes was misidentified as a fugitives associated with the bombs left on the tube the previous day's failed bombing attempts.
Concerns
A spokesperson for the De Menezes Family Campaign said: "It is shameful that the Metropolitan police spied on the legitimate campaign activities of a grieving family who were simply trying to get the answers they deserved after their loved one was killed by police officers." The police have provided no explanation of their continued surveillance. The Guardian suggests "We can only assume they were gathering information in an attempt to discredit the family's campaign for justice in order to deflect accountability for their own failings.[1]
See Also
- File:02 08 07 ipcc stockwell.pdf - 2nd report of the Independent Police Complaints Commission into the Metropolitan Police handling and dissemination of information following the sheeting dead of Jean Charles de Menezes
- Lana Vandenbergh - The full circumstances surrounding the shooting only became publicly available through through the this whistleblower
- The forbidden truth is an insurrection in Britain - An article by John Pilger
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Lana Vandenberghe | “The full circumstances of the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes by the Metropolitan Police SO19 Firearms Unit on 22 July 2005 would not have come to the public's attention without the revelations of Lana Vandenbergh. Lana worked as an administration secretary for the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Jean Charles de Menezes, an innocent man, was shot and killed at Stockwell tube station on the London Underground by police. Initially, police falsely claimed that he was wearing bulky clothing, had vaulted the ticket barriers and run from police. It soon become clear that de Menezes did not vault and run from the police, but police did not correct the misinformation until the correct information was leaked to the press. At first the police tried to cover up this dreadful mistake. Vandenbergh leaked details of the police enquiry, which was very different from the version then in the public domain.” | Lana Vandenberghe |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| File:02 08 07 ipcc stockwell.pdf | report | July 2007 | Stockwell two, the second report into the handling and dissemination of information by the Metropolitan Police Service to the Press, following the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes. |
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