After police shot & killed Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station in 2005, they put huge resources into fending off accountability.

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After police shot & killed Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station in 2005, they put huge resources into fending off accountability. They smeared him in the press & sent 4 #spycops to spy on his family's campaign for truth & justice. Yesterday Jean's cousin told the Undercover Policing Inquiry about the impact of it all

Undercover officers spied on family of innocent man shot dead by Met police, inquiry told

Surveillance took place while grieving family of Jean Charles de Menezes was seeking to hold Met accountable

the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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