The family of Jean Charles de Menezes have attacked the granting of anonymity to all 44 Metropolitan Police officers who requested it for the forthcoming inquest into his death.
At a pre-inquest hearing in Southwark, coroner Sir Michael Wright QC said that many of the officers have continued to take part in covert operations, and if they were identified it could put their families at risk. He added that the rest of the officers, who presumably were no longer taking part in covert operations – perhaps because their colleagues didn’t feel safe working with an inept bunch of gung-ho, trigger-happy Rambos – would have felt a bit left out if they were not included in the blanket anonymity, and he didn’t want to hurt their feelings.
A spokesman for the Jean Charles de Menezes Family Campaign said the decision “goes against the spirit of an open, transparent investigation.”
The family are unhappy that no individual officer has taken responsibility for the shooting of the Brazilian electrician, and have said they believe the inquest, due to take place in September, may throw fresh light on how he met his death.
“Not if we can help it, matey,” commented a spokesman, who refused to give his identity, or indeed to confirm whether he was a member of the Metropolitan, or any other, police force.
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