{"id":828772,"date":"2022-10-06T13:56:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T13:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1624744"},"modified":"2022-10-06T13:56:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T13:56:39","slug":"new-disclosures-in-chris-kaba-killing-suggest-the-met-is-still-out-of-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/10\/06\/new-disclosures-in-chris-kaba-killing-suggest-the-met-is-still-out-of-control\/","title":{"rendered":"New disclosures in Chris Kaba killing suggest the Met is still out of control"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Disclosures in the Chris Kaba case<\/a> cast new light on the latest police killing of a young Black man. Kaba was shot dead by Metropolitan police officers in September. Kaba, who was 24, was about to become a father.<\/p>\n

Some, including the right-wing press<\/a>, had claimed the killing followed a vehicle pursuit in Streatham, south London. But the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has shed more light on this.<\/p>\n

Inquest underway<\/h2>\n

An inquest into the killing was told by an IOPC investigator<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Officers continued to follow the Audi until 10.07pm. The officers did not activate their lights or sirens.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Outside the hearing a member of the Kaba family told reporters<\/a>:.<\/p>\n

The family is pleased that, in this statement, the IOPC made public some of its initial findings about what happened that night. Every new fact is a step towards justice for Chris.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The inquest also heard that the officer who fired a single shot<\/a> through the windscreen of Kaba’s car was currently suspended while investigations took place. The officer is named only as NX121.<\/p>\n

The Kaba family said<\/a>:<\/p>\n

We need answers. Not just this family, but the whole of London \u2013 the whole of the country \u2013 needs to know how something like this could occur? How can a young man, sitting in a car, unarmed, be shot in the head by police in London in 2022? This should never have happened. It must never happen again. We must never accept this as normal. Someone must be held accountable.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Justice<\/h2>\n

The Kaba case, which was largely drowned out<\/a> in the mainstream media by the Queen’s death, led to outpourings of grief and even a protest in central London<\/a> which was bizarrely conflated with the royal mourning period.<\/p>\n

Commentators echoed the Kaba family’s calls for justice. Some pointed out the parallels with other high profile police killings, including those where police claims were later found to be untrue:<\/p>\n

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\u2018Mark Duggan shot at police\u2019 – confirmed as untrue<\/p>\n

\u2018Jean Charles De Menezes vaulted the ticket barriers\u2019 – confirmed as untrue<\/p>\n

\u2018Deji Omishore armed with a screwdriver\u2019 – confirmed as untrue<\/p>\n

Chris Kaba\u2026let me cut to the chase. The Met Police do not have our trust. This is true<\/p>\n

— Michael Morgan (@mikewhoatv) October 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n