Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant'
12th October 2012, 13:03
Really hope that this leads to something that provides some justice for the victims and comfort / closure for the families. Just please, not a Hutton style whitewash.
The biggest ever independent investigation into police wrongdoing is to be carried out following damning reports into the Hillsborough disaster.
The IPCC police watchdog and director of public prosecutions have announced they will both launch inquiries into possible crimes committed by police.
The IPCC said both serving and former officers would be investigated over the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans in 1989.
They will consider if individuals or corporate bodies should be charged.
A "large number" of current and former officers now face investigation over claims made in a report on the Hillsborough disaster, the IPCC said.
The announcements were welcomed by the Hillsborough Family Support Group, which said the investigations seemed "too good to be true".
The Hillsborough Independent Panel last month revealed 164 police statements were altered - 116 of them to remove or change negative comments about the policing of the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Sheffield stadium.
(more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19922092)
The biggest ever independent investigation into police wrongdoing is to be carried out following damning reports into the Hillsborough disaster.
The IPCC police watchdog and director of public prosecutions have announced they will both launch inquiries into possible crimes committed by police.
The IPCC said both serving and former officers would be investigated over the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans in 1989.
They will consider if individuals or corporate bodies should be charged.
A "large number" of current and former officers now face investigation over claims made in a report on the Hillsborough disaster, the IPCC said.
The announcements were welcomed by the Hillsborough Family Support Group, which said the investigations seemed "too good to be true".
The Hillsborough Independent Panel last month revealed 164 police statements were altered - 116 of them to remove or change negative comments about the policing of the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Sheffield stadium.
(more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19922092)