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| ITV News: Mistakes led to tube shooting |
| 2005-08-16 |
| ITV News has obtained secret documents and photographs that detail why police shot Jean Charles De Menezes dead on the tube. The Brazilian electrician was killed on 22 July, the day after the series of failed bombings on the tube and bus network. The crucial mistake that ultimately led to his death was made at 9.30am when Jean Charles left his flat in Scotia Road, South London. Surveillance officers wrongly believed he could have been Hussain Osman, one of the prime suspects, or another terrorist suspect. By 10am that morning, elite firearms officers were provided with what they describe as "positive identification" and shot De Menezes eight times in the head and upper body. The documents and photographs confirm that Jean Charles was not carrying any bags, and was wearing a denim jacket, not a bulky winter coat, as had previously been claimed. He was behaving normally, and did not vault the barriers, even stopping to pick up a free newspaper. He started running when we saw a tube at the platform. Police HAD agreed they would shoot a suspect if he ran. It's taken more than three weeks for these facts to come to light. Why didn't the authorities get the facts out shortly after the shooting? [Photo at link] |
| Posted by:Creresing Thrinert8288 |
| #7 SPOD, Did you check the photo at the link? He is clearly wearing a light jacket, not a "bulky winter coat". |
| Posted by: Chuck 2005-08-16 21:33 |
| #6 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4157892.stm The heat is on... will the truth come out |
| Posted by: 3863 2005-08-16 21:28 |
| #5 There are paper documents and police statements. |
| Posted by: 3863 2005-08-16 21:21 |
| #4 The eye witness are wrong ITV is right? I think not. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-08-16 21:19 |
| #3 JC, The cops were there. The cops also have access to the video cameras and recorders. I can understand the confusion and mis-statements for a day or two, but if ITV didn't dig for real facts, we still wouldn't know. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2005-08-16 21:07 |
| #2 As I recall, it was "eye witness" reports in the media that contained info about the bag, vaulting the turnstile, heavy winter coat etc. Since the cops get their info from interviewing eye witnesses, why wouldn't they think all those things were the case? |
| Posted by: Jamp Cramp7845 2005-08-16 20:51 |
| #1 The authorities have always lied to control public opinion, this time there were far too many witnesses. The real question should be are the higher ups that stupid?? If so, we all need to worry! |
| Posted by: 3863 2005-08-16 20:07 |