FabSwingers.com forum: Hillsborough Report

By *kmale421 OP Man
over a year ago

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A year ago today the Hillsborough Independent Panel delivered its devastating report into the cover up of the Hillsborough Football Disaster resulting in the Prime Minister issuing an apology in parliament.

Since then the original inquest verdicts were overturned in the High Court and new inquest hearings will start in March 2014, the preliminary work can be seen to be happening and the next public stage of this is in London in early October.

The IPCC investigation on the face of it doesn't seem to have done much in the first year. They have acquired offices and set up their operation in Warrington and they have apparently been recruiting staff for what they say is the biggest investigation in British history into alleged wrong doings by the police. However, as if two weeks ago they had only interviewed 5 of the hundreds of police officers that they need to see and to my knowledge no fans. Having said that, I was contacted last week by them to say that they would re contact in 4 to 8 weeks to arrange to interview me and they are apparently doing a witness appeal next week.

There is also a third investigation into alleged criminal activity on the day and since which has appeared to have done very little in 12 months.

There was meant to be an overseeing committee of people to ensure things were happening and to liaise with the families. This was pulled but has since been reinstated and will apparently be led by bishop jones whom was the chair of HIP.

Sir Norman Bettison decided to retire as head of west yorks police, its since been stated that if he hasn't he'd have been disciplined by IPCC about his actions last September. The investigation into his involvement in the aftermath of Hillsborough continues.

The hillsborough justice committee publicly voiced their concerns yesterday which I support them over as its important to keep this in the public domain.

Here's hoping that year 2 starts to bring everything together and some tangible results are delivered by this time next year.

JFT96 YNWA

Hillsborough Report - 12 Months On