It Seemed Reasonable Enough At The Time

On January 21 2006 I wrote on this blog, in relation to a report that the De Menezes family was unhappy about being denied access to the report into his death, that,

"It would be unprecedented for the family of any British national killed by the police to have access to such a document until the Crown Prosecution Service had determined whether or not criminal proceedings should be brought. Why should Brazilians in Brazil enjoy greater rights under British law than Brits in Britain? "

It seemed reasonable enough at the time I wrote it, of course - but the Independent Police Complaints Commission does not agree with me.

One looks forward to the relatives of all those murdered on 7/7 receiving a similar degree of access to all files pertinent to that investigation.