No charges follow Menezes 'leak'
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No-one will face charges over the alleged leak of
papers from the Jean Charles de Menezes shooting probe.
Mr Menezes was shot dead by police in London in July
after being mistaken for a suspected suicide Tube bomber.
The alleged leak cast doubt on some of the circumstances
of the Brazilian's death and led to claims of a cover-up.
It also prompted his family to demand the resignation
of Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair.
Ms Vandenberghe, a former secretary at the IPCC, told ITV:
"He wasn't a terrorist at all, he was just a normal guy,
wearing normal jeans and a jacket, going to work.
"And when I saw the videos, then I saw the state after
he was shot, my heart ... I just thought, 'oh my God,
this could be my daughter'."
She continued: "I knew from what I read and from what
I learnt that it was a lie, and it appalled me that
the police or the Met were not coming to light
and saying we were wrong, this was a mistake."
Conflicting accounts -
The alleged leak was investigated by Leicestershire Police
following a request from Scotland Yard.
In a statement, the force said it would not be charging
a 43-year-old woman - Ms Vandenberghe - arrested on
21 September.
And no charges would be brought against a 30-year-old
woman and a 29-year-old man arrested in October.
The force said the decision had been taken in
consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service.
Mr Menezes, a 27-year-old electrician, was shot
seven times in the head by anti-terrorist police
at Stockwell Tube station the day after the
alleged failed 21 July bomb attacks.
However, the documents obtained by ITV News appeared
to suggest Mr Menezes had done little to arouse suspicion
before he was shot dead other than emerge from a flat
that had been under surveillance.
An eyewitness had said Mr Menezes had vaulted
a ticket barrier and run down an escalator to
escape firearms officers - claims which the Met
failed to dispel.
The IPPC documents said he had walked into the
station at a normal pace, even pausing to pick up
a free newspaper.
They also contradicted claims he had been wearing
a bulky coat, saying he was in fact clad only in
a light denim jacket.
The documents prompted the Brazilian's family to
make an official complaint to the IPCC, alleging
they had been misled by Sir Ian.
That became the subject of a second official inquiry,
which is due to conclude soon.
The first investigation report is now with the CPS,
which is deciding whether any police officers should
face criminal charges over the shooting.
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