UK prosecutors not charging Met officers in De Menezes killing
February 13, 2009
[JURIST] The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) [official website] announced Friday that no charges will be filed [CPS press release] against London Metropolitan Police Service ("Met") [official website] officers involved in the shooting death of Brazilian immigrant Jean Charles de Menezes [advocacy....... [more] 
Top UK police chief resigns in wake of Menezes inquiry, other problems
October 3, 2008
'[JURIST] Sir Ian Blair resigned Thursday from his position as Commissioner of London''s Metropolitan Police Service ("Met"), effective December 1, 2008. Blair cited a strained relationship with the newly-elected mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and the....... [more]
UK court rejects appeal by convicted London bombing plotters
April 23, 2008
'[JURIST] The UK Court of Appeal Wednesday rejected an appeal by four men convicted for plotting the failed bomb attacks on London''s subway and bus systems on July 21, 2005, two weeks after a similar attack killed 52 people. In 2005, Hussein Osman,....... [more]
UK police watchdog recommends policy review after 2005 subway shooting
November 8, 2007
'[JURIST] The UK Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) Thursday published a report on its investigation into the fatal shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes in a London Tube station by officers of the Metropolitan Police Service who....... [more]
London police found guilty in subway shooting trial
November 1, 2007
'[JURIST] A London jury Thursday found that the Metropolitan Police violated laws relating to health and public safety when it shot and killed Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes in a London Tube station in 2005, believing him to be a suicide bomber. The....... [more]
London police subway shooting trial begins
October 2, 2007
'[JURIST] London''s Metropolitan Police Service mistakenly killed Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes'' because of a flawed plan to carry out an anti-terrorism operation after the July 21 London transit bombing attempts in 2005, prosecutor Clare....... [more]
UK counter-terror official misled public about subway shooting of Brazilian: report
August 2, 2007
'[JURIST] The UK Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) issued a report Thursday on the shooting death of Jean Charles de Menezes, an innocent Brazilian man mistaken for a terrorist by police in July 2005, clearing London Metropolitan Police....... [more]
UK police arrest four more suspects in July 7 London bombing investigation
May 9, 2007
'[JURIST] Scotland Yard arrested four suspects in London on Wednesday in connection with the London transit bombings on July 7, 2005 that left 52 people dead. Police arrested Mohammed Sidique Khan, Mohammed Shakil, Sadeer Saleem, and Waheed Ali on....... [more]
No criminal charges for London police officers in subway shooting of Brazilian
July 17, 2006
'[JURIST] British officials from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have decided not to prosecute any individual police officers for the death of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, who was shot and killed by London police last year after the July....... [more]
Terror glorification offense again rejected in UK upper house
February 28, 2006
'[JURIST] The UK House of Lords Tuesday voted by a margin of 160-156 to remove references to the"glorification" of terrorism from the Terrorism Bill, proposed after the London bombings last July. The Lords received the bill after the UK House of Commons....... [more]
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