Jean Charles De Menezes - Revision history

Melissa Jones at 13:11, 16 January 2011

2011-01-16T13:11:39Z

Rizwaan Sabir: Added small segment on invovlement of SRR and Inquest

2011-01-15T22:44:24Z

Added small segment on invovlement of SRR and Inquest

Rizwaan Sabir at 15:05, 9 September 2010

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Melissa Jones: /* IPCC Verdict on Andy Hayman */

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IPCC Verdict on Andy Hayman

Melissa Jones: /* Andy Hayman */

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Andy Hayman

Melissa Jones: /* Andy Hayman */

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Andy Hayman

Melissa Jones: /* Menezes Clothing */

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Menezes Clothing

Melissa Jones: /* Failure of Police to Identify Menezes */

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Failure of Police to Identify Menezes

Rizwaan Sabir: /* Andy Hayman */

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Andy Hayman

Rizwaan Sabir: /* Resources */

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Resources

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 The Inquest into his death led the jury to return an open verdict.
-His killing also led to a high level of criticism due to the involvement of a controversial covert army unit - the [[Special Reconnaissance Regiment]] (SRR), <ref name="SRR"> Henry Macdonald, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/08/menezes-tube-shooting-northern-ireland Covert army unit played role in Menezes killing], ''The Guardian'', 8 March 2009, accessed 15.01.11</ref> however, it was reported by the Guardian that this unit was only, allegedly, providing "technical support" for Scotland Yards counter-terrorism officers and was not involved in the shooting of Menezes.<ref name="SRR"/>
+His killing also led to a high level of criticism due to the involvement of a controversial covert army unit - the [[Special Reconnaissance Regiment]] (SRR), <ref name="SRR"> Henry Macdonald, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/08/menezes-tube-shooting-northern-ireland Covert army unit played role in Menezes killing], ''The Guardian'', 8 March 2009, accessed 15.01.11</ref> however, it was reported by the Guardian that this unit was only, allegedly, providing "technical support" for Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism officers and was not involved in the shooting of Menezes.<ref name="SRR"/>
 ==Defence of Shooting==

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	His death was the first under the [[Operation Kratos]] strategy that was devised after the attacks of 9/11 and permitted "shoot-to-kill". After Menezes' death, the strategy was criticised but the [[Association of Chief Police Officers]] ruled in March 2006 it was fit for purpose and would therefore not be altered or amended. [[ACPO]] president, Sir [[Chris Fox]] in response to the ruling said he was "pleased" that the [[Operation Kratos]] strategy had been deemed "fit for purpose". <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4784688.stm Police defend shooting strategy], ''BBC News'', 8 March 2006, accessed 07.09.10</ref>		His death was the first under the [[Operation Kratos]] strategy that was devised after the attacks of 9/11 and permitted "shoot-to-kill". After Menezes' death, the strategy was criticised but the [[Association of Chief Police Officers]] ruled in March 2006 it was fit for purpose and would therefore not be altered or amended. [[ACPO]] president, Sir [[Chris Fox]] in response to the ruling said he was "pleased" that the [[Operation Kratos]] strategy had been deemed "fit for purpose". <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4784688.stm Police defend shooting strategy], ''BBC News'', 8 March 2006, accessed 07.09.10</ref>
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		+	The Inquest into his death led the jury to return an open verdict.
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		+	His killing also led to a high level of criticism due to the involvement of a controversial covert army unit - the [[Special Reconnaissance Regiment]] (SRR), <ref name="SRR"> Henry Macdonald, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/08/menezes-tube-shooting-northern-ireland Covert army unit played role in Menezes killing], ''The Guardian'', 8 March 2009, accessed 15.01.11</ref> however, it was reported by the Guardian that this unit was only, allegedly, providing "technical support" for Scotland Yards counter-terrorism officers and was not involved in the shooting of Menezes.<ref name="SRR"/>

	==Defence of Shooting==		==Defence of Shooting==

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 * [http://cms.met.police.uk/news/policy_organisational_news_and_general_information/commissioner/commissioner_s_letter_to_the_home_office Letter from Sir Ian Blair to Home Office Permanent Secretary Sir John Gieve relating to the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes], ''Metropolitan Police Service''
 * Kim Sengupta & Nigel Morris, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/counterterrorism-chief-misled-public-over-menezes-shooting-460100.html Counter-terrorism chief 'misled public' over Menezes shooting], ''The Independent'', 3 August 2007.
 ==Notes==
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 ===IPCC Verdict on Andy Hayman===
-The main piece of evidence that substantiated the allegation against [[Andy Hayman]], in which he failed to notify the Commissioner that the deceased individual's identity and status (i.e., the deceased persons name was Menezes and he was not a suspect), was through the notes/minutes that were taken in the meeting of 5:00-6:00pm on 22 July 2005 by Ms Caroline Murdoch, the Commissioners Chief of Staff, who has always maintained that the notes "are accurate".<ref name="Stockwell 2"/> According to the [[IPCC]], whether [[Andy Hayman]] said this or not, "it does not matter greatly" because he had ample time to inform the meeting of the fact that he himself was responsible for informing the press that the deceased individual was not a suspected bomber and was innocent.<ref name="Stockwell 2"/> The IPCC also stated that [[Andy Hayman]] failed to inform the meeting that a wallet and a letter which confirmed accounts that Menezes was mistakenly shot were found a few hours before they had met. In an interview with the [[IPCC]], he stated that at the time of the meeting, "he probably knew this information".<ref name="Stockwell 2"/>
+The main piece of evidence that substantiated the allegation against [[Andy Hayman]], in which he failed to notify the Commissioner that the deceased individual's identity and status (i.e., the deceased person's name was Menezes and he was not a suspect), was through the notes/minutes that were taken in the meeting of 5:00-6:00pm on 22 July 2005 by Ms Caroline Murdoch, the Commissioner's Chief of Staff, who has always maintained that the notes "are accurate".<ref name="Stockwell 2"/> According to the [[IPCC]], whether [[Andy Hayman]] said this or not, "it does not matter greatly" because he had ample time to inform the meeting of the fact that he himself was responsible for informing the press that the deceased individual was not a suspected bomber and was innocent.<ref name="Stockwell 2"/> The IPCC also stated that [[Andy Hayman]] failed to inform the meeting that a wallet and a letter which confirmed accounts that Menezes was mistakenly shot were found a few hours before they had met. In an interview with the [[IPCC]], he stated that at the time of the meeting, "he probably knew this information".<ref name="Stockwell 2"/>
 The [[IPCC]] stated that the claims were ''substantiated'' because:

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 ===Andy Hayman===
-On 22 July at 2:47pm, a wallet was found which indicated that the individual shot was Jean Charles De Menezes. Just before a briefing before Crime Reporters, an MPS press officer informed [[Andy Hayman]] that: "the deceased was not believed to be one of the four … bombers." Andy Hayman made a call to somebody and on his return briefed the CRA as planned. <ref name="Stockwell 2"/> In this briefing, [[Andy Hayman]] informed Crime Reporters that the deceased was ‘not’ one of the four individuals that were being sought in connection with the 21/7 attacks.
+On 22 July at 2:47pm, a wallet was found which indicated that the man who police shot was Jean Charles De Menezes. Just before a briefing before Crime Reporters, an MPS press officer informed [[Andy Hayman]] that: "the deceased was not believed to be one of the four … bombers." Andy Hayman made a call to somebody and on his return briefed the CRA as planned. <ref name="Stockwell 2"/> In this briefing, [[Andy Hayman]] informed Crime Reporters that the deceased was ‘not’ one of the four individuals being sought in connection with the 21/7 attacks.
 Whilst being interviewed by the IPCC - "AC Hayman could recall none of the detail of his briefing [that was given to the CRA]". His legal team suggested that "he must have briefed [the CRA] … to the effect that the deceased was ''not believed'' to be one of the four". <ref name="Stockwell 2"/> In other words, [[Andy Hayman]] was aware by 2:37pm that the man that had been shot and killed was innocent and proceeded to brief crime reporters that Menezes (who was unnamed at this stage) was unconnected to the 21/7 inquiry - i.e., he was innocent.

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 There was also the claim by Anthony Larkin, a passenger on the train where Menezes was shot, that Menezes was “wearing a bomb belt with wires coming out".<ref name="BBC initial report"/>
-An eyewitness told the press that Menezes was wearing "a baseball cap ... and quite a thickish coat. It was a coat like you would wear in winter, a sort of padded jacket. But it looked out of place in the weather we've been having."<ref>Eyewitness Accounts: The chase, the shooting and the sense of shock, ''The Guardian'', 23 July 2005, aceesed via LexisNexis on 07.09.10</ref> According to other onlookers, Menezes was "wearing a heavy winter coat in warm weather"<ref name="Mirror"/>
+An eyewitness told the press that Menezes was wearing "a baseball cap ... and quite a thickish coat. It was a coat like you would wear in winter, a sort of padded jacket. But it looked out of place in the weather we've been having."<ref>Eyewitness Accounts: The chase, the shooting and the sense of shock, ''The Guardian'', 23 July 2005, accessed via LexisNexis on 07.09.10</ref> According to other onlookers, Menezes was "wearing a heavy winter coat in warm weather"<ref name="Mirror"/>
-It eventually emerged that accounts of him wearing a padded jacket and wearning a belt with wires coming out were false. Menezes was in reality wearing light blue denim jeans and a light blue denim jacket, <ref>Mark Honigsbau, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/jul/28/politics.july7 ‘Brazilian did not wear bulky jacket’], ''The Guardian'', 28 July 2005, accessed 06.09.10</ref> which the [[IPCC]] stated "was not ... clothing that could be classed as suspicious".<ref name="Stockwell 2">[http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/ipcc_stockwell_2.pdf Stockwell Two: An investigation into complaints about the Metropolitan Police Service’s handling of public statements following the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes on 22 July 2005], ''Independent Police Complaints Commission'', July 2007, accessed 07.09.10</ref>
+It eventually emerged that accounts of him wearing a padded jacket and wearing a belt with wires coming out were false. Menezes was in reality wearing light blue denim jeans and a light blue denim jacket, <ref>Mark Honigsbaum, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/jul/28/politics.july7 ‘Brazilian did not wear bulky jacket’], ''The Guardian'', 28 July 2005, accessed 06.09.10</ref> which the [[IPCC]] stated "was not ... clothing that could be classed as suspicious".<ref name="Stockwell 2">[http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/ipcc_stockwell_2.pdf Stockwell Two: An investigation into complaints about the Metropolitan Police Service’s handling of public statements following the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes on 22 July 2005], ''Independent Police Complaints Commission'', July 2007, accessed 07.09.10</ref>
-The IPCC stated that the accounts that were given by witnesses were "incorrect" and ruled that the witnesses "had ''probably'' confused police officers with Mr de Menezes".<ref name="Stockwell 2"/>
+The IPCC stated that the accounts given by witnesses were "incorrect" and ruled the witnesses "had ''probably'' confused police officers with Mr de Menezes".<ref name="Stockwell 2"/>
 ==Assistant Commissioner & Commissioner Investigated==

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 ===Failure of Police to Identify Menezes===
-It was reported that Menezes had not been properly identified by police officers because the police officer that was responsible for monitoring the door to the apartment block in which Menezes (and one of the suspected 21/7 bombers lived) was "relieving himself at the very moment that Menezes was leaving" the communcal enterence to the flats. These claims were reinforced by another surveillance officer's witness statement that was given to the IPCC.<ref name="Guardian 1"/>
+It was reported that Menezes had not been properly identified by police officers because the police officer responsible for monitoring the door to the apartment block in which Menezes (and one of the suspected 21/7 bombers lived) was "relieving himself at the very moment Menezes was leaving" the communal entrance to the flats. These claims were reinforced by another surveillance officer's witness statement given to the IPCC.<ref name="Guardian 1"/>
 ==Police Misinformation==

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 On 22 July at 2:47pm, a wallet was found which indicated that the individual that was shot was Jean Charles De Menezes. Just before a briefing before Crime Reporters, an MPS press officer informed [[Andy Hayman]] that: "the deceased was not believed to be one of the four … bombers." Andy Hayman made a call to somebody and on his return briefed the CRA as planned. <ref name="Stockwell 2"/> In this briefing, [[Andy Hayman]] informed Crime Reporters that the deceased was ‘not’ one of the four individuals that were being sought in connection with the 21/7 attacks.
-Whilst being interviewed by the IPCC - "AC Hayman could recall none of the detail of his briefing [that was given to the CRA]". His legal team suggested that "he must have briefed [the CRA] … to the effect that the deceased was ''not believed'' to be one of the four". <ref name="Stockwell 2"/> In other words, [[Andy Hayman]] was aware by 4:30pm that the man that had been shot and killed was innocent and proceeded to brief crime reporters that Menezes (who was unnamed at this stage) was unconnected to the 21/7 inquiry - i.e., he was innocent.
+Whilst being interviewed by the IPCC - "AC Hayman could recall none of the detail of his briefing [that was given to the CRA]". His legal team suggested that "he must have briefed [the CRA] … to the effect that the deceased was ''not believed'' to be one of the four". <ref name="Stockwell 2"/> In other words, [[Andy Hayman]] was aware by 2:37pm that the man that had been shot and killed was innocent and proceeded to brief crime reporters that Menezes (who was unnamed at this stage) was unconnected to the 21/7 inquiry - i.e., he was innocent.
 [[Image:AC Andy Hayman & Sir Ian Blair.jpg|350px|left|thumb|Assistant Commissioner Andy Hayman (left) and former Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, Sir Ian Blair (right)]]