Posts Tagged ‘Government & State’
originally published: July 2009
The Coroners and Justice Bill 2009 was published on 15th January 2009 and has been making its way through parliament. INQUEST has been working to ensure that the needs of bereaved people are at the forefront of parliamentarians’ minds.
INQUEST has published nine detailed briefings on the Bill and proposed amendments to it [...]
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Tags: campaigners, Government & State
originally published: 8th July 2009
Former shadow home secretary David Davis says he has seen “compelling” evidence that British intelligence services “outsourced torture”. Mr Davis cited Rangzieb Ahmed, from Rochdale, who was jailed for life in the UK for being an al-Qaeda planner.
He claims the intelligence services allowed Ahmed to go to Pakistan where they alerted [...]
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Tags: Government & State
Officer under investigation over Ian Tomlinson’s death ’should not have been working for Met’
originally published: 5th July 2009
The policeman being questioned over the death of passer-by Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in April had been wrongly re-employed by the Metropolitan Police after leaving while facing a serious disciplinary charge.
Ian Tomlinson, 47, a newspaper seller who was not part of the protests, died shortly after [...]
Filed under: Civil Unrest & Protest, Police Brutality & Killings | Leave a Comment
Tags: Government & State, police intelligence