on Criminal Procedure. AN exhaustive enquiry into the death of Blair Peach, conducted the auspices of the National Council of Civil Liberties, has just reported.
concludes that Blair, who died during a police baton charge in Southall i was 'killed by a blow deliberately in ructea by a member of Unit 1 or Unit 3 of the Special Patrol Group of the Metropolitan Police' The report presents an impressive array of evidence to support this view.
causes oner of the Blair Peach Incuest Dr Bur ton, of 'evident bias' and accuses him of giving a confuser and inaccurate direction to the jury. This ade a fair hearing of the issues impossible' The inquest returned a verdict of 'death by misadventure. I ne NCCL report is strongly critical of this verdict.
'few people would Challened CONCU sion' that Blair was killed by the police, and that 'there whatsoever that Blair Peach resisting arrest, attemp ting to flee, attacking a police officer or attacking anyone else at the time he was struck or at any other time'.
Copies of the report, price £1.50, are available NCCL Kings Cross Rd, London WCIX 9DE ties in Britain. This threat became even more specific with the publication last week of the recommendations of the innocent-sounding Royal Commission The TUC has already stated that it is 'seriously concerned' that the commission 'endorses calls for the extensions - are also exposed.
The picture generations. penalty, and the murder of Blair Peach that emerges gathering stampede which threatens to crush many of the traditional rights which ordinary people in this country have fought for and preserved for is a All photos: JOANNE O'BRIEN (Socilalist Challenge)
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