: Guardian: officer could face manslaughter charge

Tagged as: brutality g20 ipcc murder police repression tomlinson

Prosecutors have been asked to consider whether the Metropolitan police officer who attacked Ian Tomlinson at the G20 demonstration should be charged with manslaughter.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) announced today that it had completed its criminal inquiry and handed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service, which will now evaluate whether there is enough evidence to bring charges and whether a trial would be in the public interest.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/aug/04/ian-tomlinson-death-police-charges

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