"To come out so early in an investigation and announce that they are looking at it as a potential murder investigation, it seems remarkable that that happened so quickly. You can't call it homicide until you've gathered all of the evidence, but I think in the early stages of that investigation, they were making a front page news announcement for a purpose."
"My personal feeling is that the IOPC is absolutely obsessed with proving their worth, and I just genuinely think that they will not be happy until they've got a successful prosecution. The watchdog said it decided to criminally investigate Sergeant Blake, and later refer the case to the Crown Prosecution Service for a charging decision, only after careful consideration of a significant amount of evidence gathered during our independent investigation and by applying the relevant legal tests which govern our work."
"In its findings, published on Monday, Ofcom said that the programme makers did not give the IOPC a proper chance to respond to criticisms by former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, and former armed officer Tony Long. The IOPC launched a homicide investigation four days after Mr Kaba was shot."
"In relation to Mr Naseem's contribution, Ofcom found that the broadcaster took reasonable care to satisfy itself that material facts were not presented, disregarded or omitted in the programme in a way that resulted in unfairness to the IOPC."
A documentary included claims that a homicide investigation into a police officer who shot a man was launched amid pressure over potential public disorder. The man was shot in September 2022 after trying to ram past police cars in Streatham, south-east London. Ofcom found that programme makers did not give the IOPC a proper chance to respond to criticisms from former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu and former armed officer Tony Long. The IOPC began a homicide investigation four days after the shooting. Basu said it was remarkable to announce a potential murder investigation so early. Long said the IOPC appeared focused on proving its worth and securing a prosecution. Ofcom said the IOPC decided to criminally investigate and refer the case for a charging decision only after careful consideration of evidence and legal tests. Ofcom also found the broadcaster took reasonable care regarding material facts in relation to Sal Naseem’s contribution.
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