UFFC twenty first Remembrance Procession: Saturday twenty sixth October 2019 noticed the twenty first annual remembrance procession by the United Households and Buddies Marketing campaign (UFFC), a coalition of of individuals killed by police, in prisons, in immigration detention and in safe psychiatric hospitals.
This takes place on the final Saturday of October every year, and folks will meet for immediately’s procession on twenty sixth October 2024 as standard at midday in Trafalgar Sq.. It should have added resonance for some following the ‘Not Responsible’ verdict earlier within the week for the officer who fired the deadly shot into the top of Chris Kaba two years in the past in Streatham.
Every year sees new names added to those that have died in custody below suspicious circumstances – a number of thousand since 1990. Not a type of accountable have been convicted of homicide or manslaughter.
Lots of the suspicions could also be unfounded, however others are clearly not. Comparatively few have ever been correctly investigated, and sometimes there has clearly been a deliberate failure to take action on the a part of the authorities.
Inquests have typically been delayed for years, and proof merely not recorded. Solely probably the most decided of household campaigners have succeeded in getting on the fact. Just a few of those instances have grow to be well-known – equivalent to these of Sean Rigg, Christopher Alder and Leon Patterson, however none has but actually resulted in justice.
Coroners have typically refused to permit correct consideration of the attainable accountability of the police and courts have at instances come to conclusions that appear to fly within the face of the proof. Law enforcement officials have on occaison colluded with one another to commit perjury.
The so-called Unbiased Police Complaints Fee (IPCC) started work in 2003. Wikepedia notes that in 2008 “over 100 attorneys who concentrate on dealing with police complaints resigned from its advisory physique, citing numerous criticisms of the IPCC together with a sample of favouritism in direction of the police, indifference and rudeness in direction of complainants, and complaints being rejected despite apparently highly effective proof of their support.”
A Parliamentary Inquiry arrange in 2012 described it as having “neither the powers nor the sources that it must get to the reality when the integrity of the police is doubtful.“
In 2018 the IPCC was changed by the Unbiased Workplace for Police Conduct (IOPC). Once more Wikipedia quotes from a Parliamentary report revealed on it in 2002: “There must be a change of tradition in police forces. It shouldn’t be essential to compel officers to cooperate with investigations. This tradition change should be from prime to backside to make sure that complaints are dealt with rapidly and brazenly, delivering punishment for misconduct the place crucial and clearing officers who haven’t dedicated an offence.”
Additionally we have now the Crown Prosecution Service, with Keir Starmer at its head from 2008-2013. Collectively there appears to be clear proof of a strong system of injustice which has protected police. And one of the frequent chants at this and different occasions has lengthy been ‘NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!’
Many on the protest carry banners, poster and placards with names and footage of those that have been killed. I’ve written in earlier posts about lots of them and extra particulars are on numerous internet sites, Fb and elsewhere. Not too long ago I revealed a submit right here Sean Rigg Memorial – 4 Years a couple of rally in 2012.
Extra footage UFFC twenty first remembrance procession.
There have been different occasions I photographed on twenty sixth October 2019 – you’ll find them on My London Diary.
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