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Officer in charge of de Menezes operation ‘tried to do right thing’

25.11.09
Senior police officer in charge of the operation that led to death of Jean Charles de Menezes tells how she 'was trying to do the right thing'... more

Met chief tells of her rise 90 years on from the first women recruits

24.11.09
One of England's most senior policewomen tells of her battle with sexism, as the Met marks 90 years since the first female officers were admitted to the force... more

Scotland Yard launch probe into MI6 torture claims

11.09.09
Scotland Yard launches new investigation into allegations of torture by British Intelligence officers operating abroad... more

Met officer who oversaw de Menezes operation given top job

01.07.09
Senior officer who oversaw the operation that led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes has been promoted to one of the top roles at Scotland Yard... more

Menezes marksmen: Let us return to duty

15.12.08
The two police marksmen who shot dead Jean Charles de Menezes want to return to duty, it was revealed... more

Inquest is complete whitewash and we will appeal, say Menezes relatives

12.12.08
The family of Jean Charles de Menezes accused coroner Sir Michael Wright of "failing on every count"... more

Mistakes that led to the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes

12.12.08
Jean Charles de Menezes was still asleep in his Tulse Hill flat when police embarked on a catalogue of controversies which would end in his death.... more

Menezes verdict: jury blames police

12.12.08
A catalogue of police errors has been condemned at the inquest into the shooting of John Charles de Menezes... more

De Menezes: the Met’s blunders

12.12.08
The open verdict on the death of Jean Charles de Menezes was perhaps the best the jury could have returned... more

Menezes: ban on unlawful killing verdict

02.12.08
There is not enough evidence to say Jean Charles de Menezes was unlawfully killed by Scotland Yard marksmen, the coroner at the inquest into his death ruled ... more

Paddick: Chief on day of Menezes operation gave too many orders

05.11.08
Former police chief Brian Paddick attacked Scotland Yard's most senior woman officer over her role in the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes... more

Menezes firearms boss admits: We were not prepared

14.10.08
A senior firearms officer involved in the operation that led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes admitted that he had been dealing with "unprecedented" circumstances... more

Police chief: No recall of 21/7 suspect’s photo

13.10.08
A senior detective claimed he “cannot recall” if officers discussed photographs which could have stopped police mistaking Jean Charles de Menezes for a failed suicide bomber... more

Menezes officers tell of ‘control room noise and chaos’

09.10.08
Officers involved in the pursuit of Jean Charles de Menezes today criticised “chaotic” scenes in the police control room on the day he was shot... more

Menezes chief: We could kill another innocent

07.10.08
Another innocent person could be killed by police in similar circumstances to Jean Charles de Menezes, the officer in charge of the operation which led to his death told an inquest... more

Menezes' death was 'misfortune'

06.10.08
The officer in charge of the operation which led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes insisted that none of her team did anything wrong, his inquest heard... more

De Menezes police ordered man stopped 'at all costs'

03.10.08
The police officer in charge of the operation to find the failed 21/7 bombers said a suspect boarding a Tube train should be stopped "at all costs"... more

Senior Menezes officer 'excellent'

02.10.08
The policewoman in charge of the operation that led to the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes was "outstanding" that day, an inquest heard ... more

Judgement Day for Sir Ian

05.09.08
We recreate the day on which Met Commissioner Sir Ian Blair will finally be judged - the killing of innocent Jean Charles de Menezes... more


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