IPCC U-turn on Tomlinson CCTV
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission has admitted there could be CCTV footage of the moments before Ian Tomlinson was struck by police officers shortly before he suffered a fatal heart attack.
Last week Nick Hardwick, head of the IPCC, said there was no CCTV footage of the incident during the G20 protests and there were no cameras in the relevant area. Footage taken by a US fund manager seemed to show an unprovoked attack on Tomlinson by a police officer. Tomlinson later died of a heart attack.
But City of London police sent round an email this morning warning businesses not to delete CCTV footage.
The mail said: "The City of London Police are investigating the G20 Protests on 1st April 2009, under Operation Princess. Officers from the Major Investigation Team will shortly be attending various business premises throughout the City with a view to seizing CCTV evidence.
"It is anticipated that most premises will retain their CCTV for 31 days, but if for some reason your premises keeps it for less than that time please make contact immediately in order that your seizure can be prioritised."
The IPCC, which is investigating the death of Ian Tomlinson, reversed its position today. It said: "There are cameras in the surrounding area.
"From the outset it has been a main line of our enquiry to recover all CCTV from the Corporation of London and from all private premises in the area. This work is ongoing and involves many hours of viewing and detailed analysis."
The IPCC said Hardwick believed he was right when he told reporters there were no CCTV cameras where the incident happened.
Police have long used video and still cameras to intimidate protestors and have also called for a national CCTV database so they could search footage more easily. ®
COMMENTS
Re: Go easy on IPCC?!?!?!
WHAT?!?!!?
He said they scoured the area for evidence.
Later in the interview he tries to maake out that he has watched the CCTV evidence. The interviewer gets him to clarify that they only have the amature video, which is entirely a different thing.
OK, so he is yet another incompetant person in an important position.
More like he is pretty competant but he is up against some pretty competant opposition. We now have google street view and it's easy enough to walk down there yourself and scoure the area for CCTV cameras.
By the way, the Police Officer reminded me of Peter Pan, being that it's like a woman playing the role of a man.
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And now, finally...
....they will be able to dish up some highly dubious incredibly low res poorly fabricated footage of Ian Tomlinson `shouting abuse at officers` or `causing trouble` - just as we `saw` `three` terrorists walking into the underground on 7/7, no doubt.
Fair cop
The police have been forced to apologise for preventing press photographers covering a police charge against demonstrators.
http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=851141
(note also the bit at the end about allegations police used the Terrorism Act to force photographers to delete images of officers)
Oh, and the NUJ have recorded at least six instances of beatings and unlawful detention against journalists and photographers.
http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=852027
Still, as far as the IPCC's concerned there's absolutely no problem in letting the same force whose officers tried to prevent the press gathering evidence of abuse, gathering evidence of abuse from CCTV footage.......
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