Why didn’t armed cops wear cameras?
They will want to know every detail of what took place before, during and after the pre-planned operation. The basic questions are: Why did police
The IPCC has faced considerable criticism for not being rigorous enough in investigating police shootings.
The report into the killing of Mark Duggan in Tottenham in 2011 found no indication of misconduct but it urged increased transparency and
A 2016 report by the IPCC, Police Use of Force, which gathered evidence from investigations, made recommendations which may or may not be relevant to Mr Yaqub’s case.
Police forces were recommended to:
Develop training on “unconscious bias” – on age, race and mental a big difference.”
Mr Murtuja has written to West Yorkshire’s police and crime commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson and the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
He said West Yorkshire Police had invested £2 million in body cameras but had no published policy on how they were to be used.
“This is something our local MPs should take up,” he added. “They should be asking where this policy framework is given that £2 million has been invested by an organisation which says it has been affected badly by austerity cuts.”
Around 100 protesters blocked one of the main roads into Bradford on Tuesday night to express their anger over the shooting of Mr Yaqub.
Leeds Road was blocked as protesters with banners stood in the road.
There were reports that violence flared and protesters kicked police cars and smashed wing mirrors.
West Yorkshire Police said officers were “deployed to the area to facilitate a peaceful protest”.
Later, the force issued a statement appealing for video footage.
The statement said: “The majority of those who attended were peaceful in manner, however a small number engaged in disorder which caused damage to a number of vehicles, both police and civilian. There were no injuries.
“We would ask anyone with any footage which may help to contact the police, so further enquiries can be carried out.”
Mr Murtuja said there was a great deal of anger in the local community and said there
The IPCC report noted that a police firearm was used in 25 cases which it investigated.
In 61% of cases, the victim had a weapon. In the remaining cases, the incident was “part of a planned operation relating to crime in progress or suspected gang activity, where the police had intelligence that it involved a weapon, including that the person had a history of being armed”. could be more protests.
“We don’t want these protests to escalate into something else,” he said.
In a statement West Yorkshire’s Assistant Chief Constable Andy Battle said: “Uniformed officers in three of the five districts of West Yorkshire are now equipped with body-worn video cameras, as a force-wide roll out of the devices continues.
“Firearms officers do not currently use them, however, we are seeking a separate solution to meet the specific and specialised requirements of their role.”