Category: The State
Musician found dead after fleeing police (inquest hears)
A musician was found dead in a Sheffield canal five days after fleeing a police search, his inquest heard. Wayne Hamilton, of Albert Road, Heeley, ran after officers stopped friend Lewis Trotman’s car on Shirland Lane, Attercliffe, Sheffield, in the
Lynette White police corruption trial: Documents found as DPP orders review
Documents have been found after they were thought to have been destroyed, which had led to the collapse of the UK's biggest police corruption trial. The announcement came as it emerged that a review has been ordered into the end
Death in custody campaigns unite to launch petition for justice
Campaigns demanding justice for those who have died in police custody join forces today [20th Jan 2012] to launch a petition calling for major changes in the criminal justice system. The petition demands the replacement of the Independent Police Complaints
Obama signs order to close Guantanamo
Promising to return America to the "moral high ground" in the war on terrorism, President Obama issued three executive orders Thursday to demonstrate a clean break from the Bush administration, including one requiring that the Guantanamo Bay detention facility be
18 years on: reflections on the Stephen Lawrence verdict
History will recognise that the indefatigable campaigning of Stephen Lawrence’s parents has done more to change this country than a mountain of race relations legislation. brap chief executive Joy Warmington reflects on the lessons of the Stephen Lawrence murder.
Eight officers resign over illegal searches of dozens of people using police files
Eight police staff have lost their jobs after illegally accessing the confidential records of dozens of people on the Police National Computer. Of the eight, one police officer and one community support officer (PCSO) are facing criminal charges after an
Terror suspect interview ruling due
The High Court is to rule on a challenge by the BBC over a Government refusal to allow it to film and broadcast an interview with a terror suspect detained in the UK for more than seven years without trial.
JENGbA calls for review of Joint Enterprise law (in the UK)
The Stephen Lawrence murder trial convicted two men out of a wider group of suspects. Their prosecution was brought under the little-understood law of Joint Enterprise. In such cases, those peripherally associated can be found guilty while the actual perpetrators
Racism allegations against police spiral
Over the past four years complaints of racism against the police have risen by almost a third, an investigation by the Mirror has found. The report reveals ‘almost three allegations are being lodged every day and the total number of
Police claim autopsies clear them of ‘torture’ of young brothers in custody
The West Sumatra Police have denied that officers were responsible for “marks of torture” found on the bodies of two young brothers who died inside a police prison last month. “The autopsy results concluded that the cause of death was
