28 September 201420 December 2022 4WardEverUK

‘Hillsborough survivors have always been there for us.. and we’re here for them’

source: Liverpool Echo
published: 24 September 2014

For many witnesses, notably the survivors, the Hillsborough inquests have been or will be a very tough and traumatic process played out in the public eye, but it’s a process that couldn’t proceed without their crucial contributions.

We have previously written about the value of the touching tributes family members presented at the start of the hearings in Warrington. These poignant testimonies were packed with emotion and difficult for family members to give, but individuals who were at Hillsborough being called to share their painful memories and, potentially, be cross-examined by several barristers takes things to another level.

31 August 201420 December 2022 4WardEverUK

‘Police were spying rather than looking for killers’

source: The Guardian
published: 27 August 2014

Sukhdev Reel puts her hand to her chest and pulls her blouse tight around her. “I don’t want to use the word naked, but I just sort of feel …” Across the desk, her daughter Tish watches her carefully. “Stripped of your dignity a bit?” she suggests. Sukhdev nods. “Who was watching me? All I can see is eyes. I can’t get rid of them,” she says, her voice rising to a high, shaky hiccup.

It’s been that way since last month, when the Reel family were summoned to a meeting with Derbyshire police officers working on Operation Herne, the internal inquiry set up to investigate allegations surrounding the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS), the now disbanded Scotland Yard undercover unit.

7 May 201420 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Malaysia: Nine custodial deaths in less than four months

Ethnic police source: Malaysiakini
published: 29 April 2014

The counter is rising for cases of death in custody in Malaysia – now averaging more than two deaths a month!

This time, a 56 year old drug addict who was arrested on April 22 and detained at the Bayan Baru lock-up was pronounced dead when he was on the way to the Penang Hospital to seek treatment.

This is the second death in custody taking place in the Bayan Baru lock-up, which is a newly-built centralised lockup facility and the sixth case which happened directly or indirectly under the custody of the Penang police.