‘Serving police officer was with group that caused racially motivated death of Jay Abatan’

[fogbat]

Bad apples...

But the barrel is sound. Don't question the barrel.

 

[likesfish]

It wasn't even reported as a racial attack I seem to remember.
If a copper was present he deserves to be jailed his duty was to come forward and make a statement even if he was pissed

 

[J Ed]

Seems like a bloke with some problems with mental health that has gotten focused on one particular thing somehow.

 

[Mation]

Seems like a bloke with some problems with mental health that has gotten focused on one particular thing somehow.

What?

 

[butchersapron]

I think that was meant to go on the George Galloway thread.

 

[J Ed]

Yep

 

[ViolentPanda]

FWIW report in the Brighton Argus (14th Aug) gives the Police denial :
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1140..._victim_to_makes_plea_to_police_commissioner/







Denies he was "among his attackers". Leaves it open as to whether he was present and if so what he was doing (watching the drinks ? keeping the spectators in line ?).

I especially admire how emphatically the spokescunt insists that "there is absolutely no evidence". It's almost as if he knows absolutely that no evidence exists, possibly because he knows it has been disposed of.
Because let's face it, one isn't that emphatic unless one is either absolutely sure, or is some sort of public relations wanker.

 

[moodygirl86]

This is what happens when society lauds police/authority figures in general as fucking saints. Not all of them abuse their power, but God, when they do, it's certainly to the max!

 

[butchersapron]

My guess would be, yes a bit. When was the last racially motivated attack and how was it investigated?

Does this victimisation of one of their own count?

Tribunal awards £37,000 to former PC Carol Howard, who was 'bullied, harassed and victimised' because she was a black woman

 

[SpookyFrank]

Because let's face it, one isn't that emphatic unless one is either absolutely sure, or is some sort of public relations wanker.

Our society has a short memory, these people are never called out and held accountable when they're proven to have lied.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Our society has a short memory, these people are never called out and held accountable when they're proven to have lied.

Where's Frank Castle when you need him?

 

[sim667]

Bit of an unrelated, but vaguely related question.... I was watching something about american cops having a strict code of silence when it comes to misconduct, are british police known to have the same thing?

 

[brogdale]

Bit of an unrelated, but vaguely related question.... I was watching something about american cops having a strict code of silence when it comes to misconduct, are british police known to have the same thing?

Lodge

 

[butchersapron]

Bit of an unrelated, but vaguely related question.... I was watching something about american cops having a strict code of silence when it comes to misconduct, are british police known to have the same thing?

Silence when possible - massive make-upery when not.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Bit of an unrelated, but vaguely related question.... I was watching something about american cops having a strict code of silence when it comes to misconduct, are british police known to have the same thing?

More often these days someone comes up with a story and everyone else learns it by rote, whether or not it makes sense. This is why you often get a time lag between something happening and the police coming out with their version of it, that's the time it takes for some copper to decide what happened.

 

[Dystopiary]

(I've just been pointed in the direction of this thread - thanks GarveyLives - so crossposting from here.)

The Guardian says they've received information about police officers from Sussex Police, which bungled the investigation into the racist killing of Jay Abatan.

The officers are said to have dined, partied and even gone on holiday with suspects arrested over the attack.

The new claims come on the 25th anniversary of the death of Jay Abatan, 42, who was attacked outside a Brighton nightclub in January 1999.

No one has been convicted for the fatal attack on Jay or the assault immediately afterwards on his brother, Michael. Both were set upon by a group of white men as they left the Ocean Rooms nightclub.

Sussex police, which investigated the death of Abatan, who was mixed race, made a string of errors, revealed by hundreds of internal police documents seen by the Guardian.

The Guardian has heard allegations from a witness who was present that the suspects went on holiday together in August 1999 to a chateau in northern France. The witness said the attacks outside the club and the threat of prosecutions were discussed, and that the partner of a serving officer and his children were present at the chateau.

Other sources said a serving Sussex officer joined the suspects later on the holiday, one of several alleged associations between police and the suspects that concern the Abatan family. The witness, who is fearful of reprisals, said: “They knew what they had done. They were coked up and pissed.”

In 2010 Michael Abatan said he saw an officer who had worked on his case having lunch in a cafe with one of the suspects.

Sussex police have been told about all the alleged associations, Michael said.

Sussex Police didn't answer questions put to them about fraternisation between their officers and suspects of a racist killing. In a statement they said their force had "changed for the better." What next? "Lessons learnt"? That's what usually gets spouted, and then more instances of wrongdoing, often from a later date, are uncovered

An anniversary event will be held at the Houses of Parliament on Monday (tomorrow) to mark the 25th anniversary of Jay Abatan’s death.

There was also a vigil outside Brighton Police Station today.

Police officer allegedly holidayed with suspects arrested over racist attack

 

[DaveCinzano]

Ten years, four Prime Ministers and seven Home Secretaries since the connection of police officers to suspects first came to light; twenty-five years, six Prime Ministers and thirteen Home Secretaries since the murder of Jay Abatan

 

[PTK]

This is the first I have heard of this case. Absolutely disgusting.