At present an inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes is taking place. This occurred over three years ago in the aftermath of the 7/7 ‘terrorist bombings’.
He was shot 6 times in the head and in full view of passengers on a train at Stockwell. Reports have surfaced that the driver was also threatened at gunpoint.
The question must arise, ‘what is the role of the police?’ De Menezes was followed by police because he lived in the same block of flats as a suspect. He is not the first innocent person to die either in custody or on the street at the hands of the police and won’t be the last. The police are so often are used as a political force to harass pickets, immigrants or those who appear suspicious by colour, appearance or conduct.
Will the true facts from the inquest emerge? Will anyone take the blame or is another police coverup taking place? Until the police are answerable to the public and not some shadowy 'MI6' style hierarchy, justice will never be done. The police force will continue to imprison and murder innocent people under the protection of the so-called 'war on terror'.