Brazil unhappy with Menezes ruling
Posted on December 26th, 2007 by bile Categories and Tags: Uncategorized, Brazil, Brazil's government, Brazilian government, Cressida Dick, crime, death, guns, independent police, Independent Police Complaints Commission, Jean Charles de Menezes, London, Met Police, police, police state, politics, restitution, sovereign immunity, UKBrazil’s government has expressed its “unhappiness” that no senior police officers involved in Jean Charles de Menezes’s shooting will be disciplined.
The Brazilian electrician was shot dead in 2005 by police who mistook him for a terrorist after the London bombings.
The independent police watchdog had cleared 11 of the 15 officers involved, and has now ruled the other four senior officers will face no further action.
They included commanding officer Deputy Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick.
A Brazilian government statement said: “The foreign ministry expresses its unhappiness with the decision of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) which absolves four senior officers involved in the death of the Brazilian citizen Jean Charles de Menezes.”
A Met Police spokesman said the shooting was “a matter of deep regret”, but added: “We are pleased by this move forward and for these officers and their families who have faced much uncertainty.”
Last I had heard and posted on this was that the Metropolitan Police force was fined for putting people in danger but nothing was being done to those that took Mr. Menezes’ life. It looks like that will stay. I’ve not seen anything in this new article but I’m betting his family is not getting any sort of restitution. Hopefully the Brazilian government will continue to complain. Someone needs to take some responsibility for this.
