| « Is Haditha just the tip of the mass grave | Main | Coucil of Europe report on extraordinary rendition out today » June 04 , 2006 Met chief could face charge over Menezes From The Observer The Crown Prosecution Service is considering legal charges against Britain 's most senior police officer over the fatal shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes , mistakenly taken to be a terrorist . The Observer can reveal that the Metropolitan Police commissioner , Sir Ian Blair , and two senior commanders in control of the operation that culminated in de Menezes 's death are the focus of the final legal analysis of the shooting by Crown prosecutors . If the CPS goes ahead with the dramatic move , the decision would pile further pressure on the already beleaguered head of Scotland Yard . Legal sources close to the CPS case have revealed that , following a four-month review of a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission , prosecutors are considering whether the command team are ultimately responsible , a decision that could give rise to a charge of gross negligence manslaughter against Blair and two other senior figures . Posted by andrew on June 4 , 2006 11:20 AM in the category 7 UK Policy Comments I 'm not convinced this one will actually fly , but it 's interesting to notice how tight-lipped Scotland Yard is being over the latest ' tragic mistake ' in east London . I 'll bet there are a few worried ( desperate ? ) senior cops and spooks right now . If they ca n't get any ' evidence ' together shortly it 's going to be ever so embarrassing . And note the constantly changing unattributable stories about the circumstances of both the shooting and the type of ' bomb ' . Yes indeed , news management at its finest . Posted by : Chuck Unsworth at June 5 , 2006 11:27 AM Post a comment Thanks for signing in , . Now you can comment . ( sign out ) ( If you have n't left a comment here before , you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear . Until then , it wo n't appear on the entry . Thanks for waiting . ) |