Condemnation of system that ‘allows officers to simply walk away, retiring without consequence’ * Full report: 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct cases * Timeline: decades seeking justice and change Margaret Aspinall, whose 18-year-old son James was one of the 97 people unlawfully killed, has criticised the lack of accountability. I cannot accept or understand how 97 people can be unlawfully killed, the police can lie, and nobody is held accountable,” she says. “I recognise that the IOPC and Operation Resolve have worked hard and some of these findings are strong. But it’s absolutely ridiculous that so few people have been accused of gross misconduct for the lies and cover-up we’ve had to fight for 36 years.” Continue reading...

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