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| IPCC probes fourth G20 complaint | IPCC probes fourth G20 complaint |
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| A fourth complaint against police officers in London's G20 protests is being investigated, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said. | A fourth complaint against police officers in London's G20 protests is being investigated, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said. |
| The IPCC said it had begun an inquiry into the alleged assault of a 22-year-old woman involved in the demonstrations on 1 April 2009. | The IPCC said it had begun an inquiry into the alleged assault of a 22-year-old woman involved in the demonstrations on 1 April 2009. |
| Some 256 complaints about G20 policing have been received, the watchdog said. | Some 256 complaints about G20 policing have been received, the watchdog said. |
| The three cases already being investigated include the death of newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson. | The three cases already being investigated include the death of newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson. |
| An IPCC spokesman said the woman's complaint had been referred to the watchdog by the Metropolitan Police. | An IPCC spokesman said the woman's complaint had been referred to the watchdog by the Metropolitan Police. |
| BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said it involved an alleged assault in Bishopsgate in the City of London which had not previously been in the public arena. | BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said it involved an alleged assault in Bishopsgate in the City of London which had not previously been in the public arena. |
| Demonstrators who gathered for the Climate Camp protest in Bishopsgate have complained that they were forcibly removed from the site by officers in riot gear. | |
| Police tactics | Police tactics |
| Deborah Glass, the IPCC's deputy chair, said the decision to investigate the complaint was made on 24 April. | Deborah Glass, the IPCC's deputy chair, said the decision to investigate the complaint was made on 24 April. |
| The IPCC's announcement of the probe followed a meeting with the complainant earlier on Thursday. | The IPCC's announcement of the probe followed a meeting with the complainant earlier on Thursday. |
| "Having reviewed the information, the IPCC has taken the decision to independently investigate this latest incident arising from the policing operation relating to the G20 Summit," she added. | "Having reviewed the information, the IPCC has taken the decision to independently investigate this latest incident arising from the policing operation relating to the G20 Summit," she added. |
| "The IPCC is also liaising with HMIC on their review of the policing of public protests, as the complaints we receive about police tactics may help to inform that review." | "The IPCC is also liaising with HMIC on their review of the policing of public protests, as the complaints we receive about police tactics may help to inform that review." |
| An IPCC spokesman said the 256 complaints received by the watchdog in relation to the G20 protests included 121 from people who claim to have either witnessed or suffered police violence. | An IPCC spokesman said the 256 complaints received by the watchdog in relation to the G20 protests included 121 from people who claim to have either witnessed or suffered police violence. |
| Complaints about police tactics accounted for 75 and 60 were from members of the public who objected to what they saw on television. | Complaints about police tactics accounted for 75 and 60 were from members of the public who objected to what they saw on television. |
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| Two officers were suspended following the G20 protests, one of whom was interviewed on suspicion of manslaughter by the IPCC over the death of Mr Tomlinsonwho died apparently after being pushed. | |
| An officer was filmed hitting Mr Tomlinson with his baton and pushing him to the ground. | |
| The results of a third post-mortem examination on the 47-year-old are yet to be made public by City of London Coroner Paul Matthews. | |
| Two further investigations are being undertaken by the IPCC over complaints from a woman who says she was slapped by an officer and a man who claims he was assaulted. | |
| Additionally, one Met officer has resigned over comments he made about the protests on the internet. | |
| Another officer, who allegedly wrote on a social networking website that he was keen to "bash some long haired hippies" at the protests, has also been disciplined. | |
| A review of public order tactics has begun under HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Denis O'Connor following controversy over whether the tactic of "kettling", or containing, protesters was legitimate. | |
| Earlier, at a meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) meeting in London's City Hall, the Met's acting Deputy Commissioner Tim Godwin said the force must make improvements in the way protests are handled in the future. | |
| Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has said reports that officers involved in policing the G20 protests had concealed their identification numbers were "totally unacceptable" if true. | |
| He added that any found to have done so will face the sack. |