Following today's hearing and announcement of the findings of the Public Inquiry into the unlawful killing of Anthony Grainger* by Greater Manchester Police, the Grainger family have issued a hard hitting statement via Farleys Solicitors...
"This Inquiry has concluded that Anthony died as a result of a calamitous combination of errors and blunders by Greater Manchester Police (GMP). In finding that the police operation failed to satisfy Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights the Chairman effectively rules that Anthony was unlawfully killed by GMP.
The damning report catalogues dishonesty and corruption at the highest level of GMP. Senior officers lied to the Inquiry. They provided evidence intended to mislead and to obscure the truth, and have reconstructed evidence to deflect personal criticism. They have displayed a cavalier approach to public safety.
The failings extend to the very top of GMP with two Assistant Chief Constables criticised for giving misleading evidence.
The Chairman describes serious inaccuracies in threat assessments, seriously misleading briefings of firearms officers, a fundamentally flawed tactical approach, and planning of the operation that was incompetent and dangerous.
Anthony died because of these failings by GMP. Anthony's family have referred the matter today to the CPS inviting criminal proceedings against at least 4 senior police officers. The IOPC will also be invited to investigate various officers with a view to disciplinary proceedings. Most importantly, the family will ask the CPS to consider bringing proceedings as a result of Anthony's unlawful killing by GMP.
Anthony's family call for urgent root and branch reform of GMP generally and their firearms unit in particular, to avoid the public being put at risk.
The family would like to thank HHJ Teague and his team for their thorough report and for their conduct of the Inquiry."
* Broughton man, Anthony Grainger, was fatally shot by a Greater Manchester Police officer in 2012 as he was sat, unarmed, in a car in Culcheth.
For a full background see previous Salford Star articles and follow the links
Anthony Grainger Police Officers Issued With Gross Misconduct Charges - click here
Assistant Chief Constable of GMP Referred To Crown Prosecution Service - click here
Grainger Family Calls For Public Inquiry Into Salford Man's Killing - click here
Justice 4 Grainger Campaign Takes to Salford Precinct - click here
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