British police officer Simon Harwood faces charges of manslaughter over the death of London newspaper seller c during G-20 summit in April 2009.
When 47-year old newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson died in April 2009 it was announced that of heart attack. Some time later the British mass media published a video, on which it is seen that a masked policeman hit the man with a baton and pushed him to the ground. The repeated examination proved that man died of internal hemorrhage.
This case evoked a wide response in Britain and triggered a wide wave of protests. Hartwood was temporarily dismissed from his duties and interrogated by the investigators on suspicion of manslaughter.
However, the additional consideration of the case enabled the General Prosecutor to state that none of the accusations against the policeman had sufficient grounds. Scotland Yard promised to use disciplinary action against Harwood and that is all.
This spring, the new medical expertise was conducted with the participation of coroner and the jury brought the verdict of manslaughter. On listening to the statements of the witnesses and Tomlinson’s relatives the jury members stated that the man had not taken part in the protests. Neither had he posed a threat for the public security, which could have justified the actions of the policeman. This gave the prosecution grounds to initiate new legal proceeding on this case. The first court session on this case has been slated for June 20.
Tomlinson’s case raised a fair question in the British society: how professionally and properly do policemen carry out their duties? Right after G20 April summit in 2009, Her Majesty Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) published a report on the work of London’s police during the summit. It was concluded that London policemen’s actions were efficient but inadequate for the 21st century security. In particular, during the summit the inspection received 90 complaints over the actions of police.
The abovementioned report HMIC also urged the police to abandon widely applied containment tactics or “kettling” during demonstrations and to use more flexible and less confrontation-oriented approaches in compliance with modern requirements. It is great that the British police admit mistakes and want to correct them. Moreover, London police will have to pass a serious professional exam in 2012 ensuring security in London during the summer Olympics.
The inadequate actions of the British police against the protesters at G20 summit in April 2009 should become a lesson for their French police that will ensure security and order at the G8 summit which opens in Deauville on Thursday.
Source: http://english.ruvr.ru
When 47-year old newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson died in April 2009 it was announced that of heart attack. Some time later the British mass media published a video, on which it is seen that a masked policeman hit the man with a baton and pushed him to the ground. The repeated examination proved that man died of internal hemorrhage.
This case evoked a wide response in Britain and triggered a wide wave of protests. Hartwood was temporarily dismissed from his duties and interrogated by the investigators on suspicion of manslaughter.
However, the additional consideration of the case enabled the General Prosecutor to state that none of the accusations against the policeman had sufficient grounds. Scotland Yard promised to use disciplinary action against Harwood and that is all.
This spring, the new medical expertise was conducted with the participation of coroner and the jury brought the verdict of manslaughter. On listening to the statements of the witnesses and Tomlinson’s relatives the jury members stated that the man had not taken part in the protests. Neither had he posed a threat for the public security, which could have justified the actions of the policeman. This gave the prosecution grounds to initiate new legal proceeding on this case. The first court session on this case has been slated for June 20.
Tomlinson’s case raised a fair question in the British society: how professionally and properly do policemen carry out their duties? Right after G20 April summit in 2009, Her Majesty Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) published a report on the work of London’s police during the summit. It was concluded that London policemen’s actions were efficient but inadequate for the 21st century security. In particular, during the summit the inspection received 90 complaints over the actions of police.
The abovementioned report HMIC also urged the police to abandon widely applied containment tactics or “kettling” during demonstrations and to use more flexible and less confrontation-oriented approaches in compliance with modern requirements. It is great that the British police admit mistakes and want to correct them. Moreover, London police will have to pass a serious professional exam in 2012 ensuring security in London during the summer Olympics.
The inadequate actions of the British police against the protesters at G20 summit in April 2009 should become a lesson for their French police that will ensure security and order at the G8 summit which opens in Deauville on Thursday.
Source: http://english.ruvr.ru
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