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On the final day of evidence, Sheku Bayoh’s family have said they will have no closure unless their call for the inquiry to be extended is answered.
The family want the inquiry to examine why the Crown Office did not prosecute the police officers involved or Police Scotland itself.
The decision rests with deputy first minister Kate Forbes.
Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar, who has been representing the Bayoh family for free, said Forbes was asked several weeks ago to expand the Terms of Reference by the Chair.
“For five weeks this inquiry and the family have awaited a response, it is deeply insulting that this Government is deliberately stonewalling not just them but ignoring Lord Bracadale,” he said outside Capital House in Edinburgh.
“Today to put it bluntly, Kate Forbes was asked at the end of evidence, to hurry up and make a decision by Lord Bracadale. Kate Forbes will also be aware that the leaders of the opposition have also backed the families demands.
“It cannot be right that in 2024, the Crown Office the most powerful institution in our country tasked with protecting us from our guardians of law and order when they abuse the rule of law- are unaccountable themselves.”
On the final day of evidence, Sheku Bayoh’s family have said they will have no closure unless their call for the inquiry to be extended is answered.
The family want the inquiry to examine why the Crown Office did not prosecute the police officers involved or Police Scotland itself.
The decision rests with deputy first minister Kate Forbes.
Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar, who has been representing the Bayoh family for free, said Forbes was asked several weeks ago to expand the Terms of Reference by the Chair.
“For five weeks this inquiry and the family have awaited a response, it is deeply insulting that this Government is deliberately stonewalling not just them but ignoring Lord Bracadale,” he said outside Capital House in Edinburgh.
“Today to put it bluntly, Kate Forbes was asked at the end of evidence, to hurry up and make a decision by Lord Bracadale. Kate Forbes will also be aware that the leaders of the opposition have also backed the families demands.
“It cannot be right that in 2024, the Crown Office the most powerful institution in our country tasked with protecting us from our guardians of law and order when they abuse the rule of law- are unaccountable themselves.”
