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| Police deny G20 death 'cover up' | Police deny G20 death 'cover up' |
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| The Metropolitan Police has denied trying to "cover up" the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests. | The Metropolitan Police has denied trying to "cover up" the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests. |
| London's former mayor Ken Livingstone said officers colluded to hide the fact that Mr Tomlinson, 47, was attacked by police minutes before he died. | London's former mayor Ken Livingstone said officers colluded to hide the fact that Mr Tomlinson, 47, was attacked by police minutes before he died. |
| The Met said there was no intention to mislead following after the newsagent died of a heart attack on 1 April. | The Met said there was no intention to mislead following after the newsagent died of a heart attack on 1 April. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has launched a criminal investigation into the matter. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has launched a criminal investigation into the matter. |
| It's now quite clear that a lot of local officers were colluding in trying to cover this up London's former mayor Ken Livingstone | It's now quite clear that a lot of local officers were colluding in trying to cover this up London's former mayor Ken Livingstone |
| The force only acknowledged Mr Tomlinson had "contact with police" before he died after video footage of the attack came to the public domain. | The force only acknowledged Mr Tomlinson had "contact with police" before he died after video footage of the attack came to the public domain. |
| "To clarify, there has been no denial from the Met that this was the case, nor any deliberate intent to mislead," a spokesman said. | "To clarify, there has been no denial from the Met that this was the case, nor any deliberate intent to mislead," a spokesman said. |
| "This is information that could only have been known as the investigation progressed as this was not known at the time of providing medical aid to Mr Tomlinson." | "This is information that could only have been known as the investigation progressed as this was not known at the time of providing medical aid to Mr Tomlinson." |
| Mr Livingstone said he thought police tried to cover up what happened | |
| Video footage appears to show Mr Tomlinson being hit with a baton and being pushed from behind to the floor. | Video footage appears to show Mr Tomlinson being hit with a baton and being pushed from behind to the floor. |
| Mr Livingstone said local police officers had tried to obscure the truth from the beginning. | Mr Livingstone said local police officers had tried to obscure the truth from the beginning. |
| "It's now quite clear that a lot of local officers were colluding in trying to cover this up, hide it no doubt from the commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson and the public," he said. | "It's now quite clear that a lot of local officers were colluding in trying to cover this up, hide it no doubt from the commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson and the public," he said. |
| The officer thought to be shown on video pushing Mr Tomlinson to the ground is to be questioned by the IPCC. | The officer thought to be shown on video pushing Mr Tomlinson to the ground is to be questioned by the IPCC. |
| The IPCC has ordered a second post-mortem test as part of its inquiry following the release of the video footage. | The IPCC has ordered a second post-mortem test as part of its inquiry following the release of the video footage. |