Darth Vader Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/mar/11/scotland-yard-daniel-morgan-killers Can anyone shed some light on this? Perhaps it's me, but the article doesn't seem to spell things out in clear terms. Does anyone remember this? 24 years ago, seems a hell of long time to prosecute murderers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/mar/11/scotland-yard-daniel-morgan-killers Can anyone shed some light on this? Perhaps it's me, but the article doesn't seem to spell things out in clear terms. Does anyone remember this? 24 years ago, seems a hell of long time to prosecute murderers. Yep. It's complete and utter corruption, and we pay the £30m to whitewash the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The family was behind the current investigation by hand-picked Scotland Yard officers. But the failure of the case, which collapsed before a jury was even sworn, throws up serious questions about the use of supergrass deals offering reductions in sentences in return for evidence, and the offer of rewards. Underworld figures and their associates had volunteered to give evidence after a £50,000 reward was offered. One had a lengthy prison term reduced after agreeing to be a prosecution witness. And a woman, a former partner of James Cook, who was charged with murder but freed last year, was discredited after claiming that up to 30 murders had been committed. Extensive searches produced no bodies. Scotland Yard was even accused of buying a house next to one of the defendants in order to plant listening bugs in the walls. The halting of the case is a major embarrassment for Scotland Yard and the file will remain open until the killer is caught. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/cover-up-claim-as-daniel-morgan-axe-case-folds-2239189.htmlV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thanks spindrift. I still find it all rather confusing though, I must admit. Has there been any talk of an official enquiry into this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 There has been a request for a judicial enquiry. We'll have to wait and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Has there been any talk of an official enquiry into this? There have been five already. It's already well-established that police corruption at the time of the original investigation means there is no chance of securing a conviction against anybody. I'm not sure what a further enquiry could tell us that we don't already know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 There have been five already. It's already well-established that police corruption at the time of the original investigation means there is no chance of securing a conviction against anybody. I'm not sure what a further enquiry could tell us that we don't already know. I think the enquiry could unturn a few stones as this report from today's Guardian and Independent has done. It gets murkier & murkier: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/11/phone-hacking-dark-arts-jonathan-rees http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/murdoch-ally-warned-mp-not-to-pursue-hacking-scandal-2238673.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I think the enquiry could unturn a few stones as this report from today's Guardian has done. After 24 years have passed, I consider that unlikely - particular if the five enquiries we've already held into this affair haven't done so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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