Category Archives: Crime

27Jun/23

Stephen Lawrence’s murder was covered up by Freemasons in the Metropolitan Police?

June 27, 2023CrimeBlack British history, Eltham, Freemasonry, Institutional racism, Jean Charles de Menezes, Metropolitan Police, Murder of Stephen Lawrence, Police, Racism, Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, Stephen Lawrence, The Secret Policeman, United Kingdom, Walesadmin

June 27, 2023 /Crime/ — The Metropolitan Police is not run by Freemasons. Freemasonry is a fraternal organization that is open to men of all faiths and backgrounds. There are a number of Freemasons who are also police officers, but they do not have any special influence over the running of the force.

There have been some allegations that Freemasons have used their influence to protect fellow members from prosecution, but there is no evidence to support these claims. The Metropolitan Police has a number of policies in place to prevent any form of discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of membership of a fraternal organization. Continue reading →

27Apr/23

Common sense policing

April 27, 2023CrimeArticles, Braverman, Ethos, Law enforcement, Literature, Police, Prevention, Suella Bravermanadmin

Home Secretary Suella Braverman gave a speech at The Public Safety Foundation to set out her ethos for common sense policing.

This speech has been edited to remove political content. Continue reading

26Apr/23

The Croatia-Zambia adoption scandal

April 26, 2023CrimeAdoption, Child laundering, Congo, Croatia, Family, Family law, International adoption, Outline of adoption, Zambiaadmin

April 26, 2023 /World/ – The Croatia-Zambia adoption scandal is a complex case with many unanswered questions. The four Croatian couples involved in the case had been in the process of adopting children from Zambia for several years. They had all been approved by the Croatian government and had received all of the necessary paperwork. However, when they arrived in Zambia to pick up the children, they were arrested on suspicion of child trafficking.
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18Apr/23

Casey review: how the Met police needs to accept that it is institutionally racist and deal with failures

April 18, 2023CrimeAbuse, Angus Nurse, Bianca Williams, Bibaa Henry, Boris Johnson, Creative Commons, Discrimination, Human rights abuses, Humans, Institutional abuse, Institutional racism, Ken Livingstone, London, London boroughs, Louise Casey, Macpherson, Mark Rowley, Murder of Stephen Lawrence, Nicole Smallman, Racism, Sarah Everard, SHUTTERSTOCK, Social issues, United Kingdom, Wayne Couzensadmin

Angus Nurse, Nottingham Trent University

Louise Casey’s review of the standards of behaviour and internal culture at the Metropolitan police makes for uncomfortable reading. It was commissioned following the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by Wayne Couzens, who was a serving Met officer at the time.

Casey highlights the prevalence of sexism and homophobia. Crucially, in considering police culture she draws different conclusions on the existence of institutional racism than the position taken in 2021 by Boris Johnson’s government on race.

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16Apr/23

Zambia’s ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission (ACC) Final Charges Against Faith Musonda

April 16, 2023CrimeCompanies, Economy of Japan, Faith Musonda, Motor vehicles, Musonda, Toyota, Zambiaadmin

April 16, 2023 /Zambia/ — The Zambia Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has finalized the consolidation of charges against Faith Musonda, a businesswoman who was arrested in June 2022 for allegedly possessing K117 million in cash without a valid source of income. The ACC has charged Musonda with 15 counts of possessing property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime.

The charges against Musonda are as follows: Continue reading →

16Apr/23

Zambia’s Inspector General of Police Graphel Musamba

April 16, 2023CrimeAfrica, Countries, Graphel Musamba, Hakainde Hichilema, Inspector, Law enforcement, Lemmy Kajoba, Musamba, Police officer, Zambiaadmin

Musamba is a welcome addition to the Zambian government. He is a highly qualified and experienced police officer who is committed to public service. He is also a strong advocate for human rights and the rule of law. I am confident that he will be an effective Inspector General of Police and that he will make a positive contribution to the Zambian people. Continue reading →

22Mar/23

Casey review: key steps the Met police must take to address its institutional racism and sexism

March 22, 2023CrimeAnti-corporate activism, Articles, Baroness Casey, Civil rights and liberties, Creative Commons, David Carrick, Dissent, Freedom of expression, Freedom of speech, John Fox, Law enforcement in the United Kingdom, London, Louise Casey, Mark Rowley, Murder of Stephen Lawrence, Police, Prevention, Sarah Everard, Stephen Lawrence, United Kingdom, Wales, Wayne Couzens, Whistleblower, William MacPherson, Workplace bullyingadmin

John Fox, University of Portsmouth

Baroness Louise Casey has found that London’s Metropolitan police force is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. We heard similar 24 years ago when, after the incompetent investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, Sir William MacPherson reported that the Met was institutionally racist.

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18Jan/23

Matteo Messina Denaro: arrest of mafia boss after 30 years on the run is the end of an era – but not the end of the Cosa Nostra

January 18, 2023CrimeAntonino Giuffrè, Bernardo Provenzano, Capo dei capi, Corleone, Corleonesi Mafia clan, Creative Commons, Crime, Denaro, Felia Allum, Giovanni Falcone, Giuseppe Di Matteo, Italy, Matteo Messina Denaro, Organized crime, Paolo Borsellino, Riina, Sicilian Mafia, Sicilian Mafia Commissionadmin

Felia Allum, University of Bath

Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the leaders of the Sicilian mafia, the Cosa Nostra, has finally been detained after 30 years on the run. His arrest came as around 100 police officers surrounded the private Maddalena clinic in Palermo where they had discovered he was receiving treatment.

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07Nov/22

How can black people feel safe and have confidence in policing?

November 7, 2022CrimeBias, Bristol, Chris Kaba, Clare Torrible, Creative Commons, HIS MAJESTY S, Hong Kong Police Force, Judah Adunbi, London, Mark Rowley, Misconduct, National security, Police, Police misconduct, Prevention, Safety, United Kingdom, Walesadmin

Clare Torrible, University of Bristol

The inquest into the death of Chris Kaba opened on October 4 2022. Kaba, an unarmed black man, was shot and killed in Streatham Hill, south London on September 5 2022 by a Metropolitan police officer.

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11Oct/22

How the UK press is failing victims of miscarriages of justice

October 11, 2022CrimeAdnan Sayed, Baltimore, Birmingham, Bob Woffinden, Cardiff, Creative Commons, Criminal Cases Review Commission, Criminal law of Northern Ireland, David Jessel, David Schiff, English criminal law, English law, Jon Robins, Justin Webb, Law, Law enforcement in Northern Ireland, Legal error, Miscarriage of justice, Richard Nobles, Stefan Kiszko, Trials, United Kingdom, United States, Wales, Wrongful convictionsadmin

Jon Robins, University of Brighton

On September 20 2022, Adnan Sayed had his murder conviction overturned by a Baltimore judge after spending nearly 23 years in jail. His case had featured in the groundbreaking true crime podcast Serial.

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