
British police may face prosecution in Brazilian man's killing CBC \|\| December 11, 2005 British police may face charges in the shooting death of a Brazilian man last July who was mistakenly believed to be a suicide bomber. Jean-Charles de Menezes was chased by plainclothes officers on July 21 onto a subway train and then shot by police seven times in the head and once in the shoulder. The officers had said Menezes ran after failing to obey police instructions. Two days later, on July 23, police admitted they had killed an innocent man. Now the country's Police Complaints Commission – an independent watchdog – says its report into the shooting will likely be sent to Britain's prosecution service once it's finished in January. The killing of Menezes, a 27-year-old electrician who had lived in London, sparked shock and outrage in Brazilian communities around the world. His death came as British police hunted the people behind the failed attempts in London on July 21 to bomb three subway trains and a bus. Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com Two weeks earlier, suicide bombers had killed 52 people and injured 700 in an identical attack on the city's transport system. After the shooting, British Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized, but said police were facing a difficult choice. "We are all desperately sorry for the death of an innocent person," Blair said. "And I understand entirely the feelings of the young man's family. But we also have to understand the police are doing their job in very, very difficult circumstances," he said. "Had the circumstances been different and had this turned out to be a terrorist, and they had failed to take that action, they would have been criticized the other way." Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said at the time he was not sure whether he would fully accept the government's apology until "the investigation has been completed and any guilty people have been punished." About KDR \| \| Home \| \| Weekly Features Archive	Weekly Weekly Features Archive
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British police may face prosecution in Brazilian man's killing

CBC || December 11, 2005

British police may face charges in the shooting death of a Brazilian man last July who was mistakenly believed to be a suicide bomber.

Jean-Charles de Menezes was chased by plainclothes officers on July 21 onto a subway train and then shot by police seven times in the head and once in the shoulder.

The officers had said Menezes ran after failing to obey police instructions. Two days later, on July 23, police admitted they had killed an innocent man.

Now the country's Police Complaints Commission – an independent watchdog – says its report into the shooting will likely be sent to Britain's prosecution service once it's finished in January.

The killing of Menezes, a 27-year-old electrician who had lived in London, sparked shock and outrage in Brazilian communities around the world.

His death came as British police hunted the people behind the failed attempts in London on July 21 to bomb three subway trains and a bus.

Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com

Two weeks earlier, suicide bombers had killed 52 people and injured 700 in an identical attack on the city's transport system.

After the shooting, British Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized, but said police were facing a difficult choice.

"We are all desperately sorry for the death of an innocent person," Blair said.

"And I understand entirely the feelings of the young man's family. But we also have to understand the police are doing their job in very, very difficult circumstances," he said.

"Had the circumstances been different and had this turned out to be a terrorist, and they had failed to take that action, they would have been criticized the other way."

Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said at the time he was not sure whether he would fully accept the government's apology until "the investigation has been completed and any guilty people have been punished."

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