The applicant complained of the failure to convict anyone of a serious criminal offence after her innocent cousin was shot dead by police officers who said they mistook him for a suicide bomber.
Citations:
5878/08, [2010] ECHR 150
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights
Citing:
At Admn – Da Silva, Regina (on the Application of) v Director of Public Prosecutions and Another Admn 14-Dec-2006
An innocent bystander had been shot dead by police mistaking him for a suicide bomber. The claimant, a cousin, challenged decisions not to prosecute any officer for murder or manslaughter or any other criminal offence.
Held: Review was . .
Cited by:
See Also – Patricia Armani Da Silva v The United Kingdom ECHR 7-Jul-2012
The claimant’s cousin had been shot by police mistakenly thinking he was a terrorist with a suicide bomb. . .
See Also – Patricia Armani Da Silva v The United Kingdom ECHR 12-Jul-2012
The claimant’s innocent cousin Jean Charles de Menezes had been shot and killed by police officers seeking a suicide bomber. She had complained that after investigation, no police officer had been prosecuted for any serious offence of murder or . .
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Updated: 25 August 2022; Ref: scu.425405