Humberside police also followed Christopher Alder’s sister during inquest into his death in custodyPolice launched an unauthorised surveillance operation at short notice after they became concerned about the presence of “four large black men” at an inquest into a death in custody, a misconduct panel has heard. A retired police inspector revealed the instruction at the disciplinary panel in which two officers are facing gross misconduct charges over the operation. He said the failure to record the instruction to “follow four large black men” was a significant omission from the paperwork recording the surveillance operation. They argue that the blame for the surveillance operation lies with their superiors. Sam Green, QC for the men, has told the hearing that the identity of the officer who authorised the surveillance had yet to be revealed.

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2018 18:38 UTC