Lana Vandenberghe
 Lana Vandenberghe     (whistleblower) | |
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| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Exposed | Jean Charles de Menezes/Death |
Leaked the truth about the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes. She was later sacked from the IPCC. | |
Lana Vandenberghe worked for the Independent Police Complaints Commission. When she discovered documents which contradicted the official narrative being promoted by the Metropolitan Police, she leaked them to ITN. She was later sacked.
Leaking the truth about the British police shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
“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 [1]
