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Eleven officers involved in the shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes will not face disciplinary action, the BBC has learned. Eleven officers involved in the shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes will not face disciplinary action, the police watchdog has said.
They were among 15 Metropolitan Police officers interviewed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).They were among 15 Metropolitan Police officers interviewed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
No decisions have yet been made on the four most senior officers investigated. Decisions have not been made on the four most senior officers investigated. One of the 11 will be given "advice".
Mr Menezes, 27, was shot eight times at Stockwell Underground station after being mistaken for a bomber a day after the failed London attacks in July 2005. Mr Menezes, 27, was shot eight times at Stockwell Underground station after being mistaken for a suicide bomber.
He was killed a day after the failed London bombings on 22 July 2005.
The IPCC said a surveillance officer, one of the 11 not facing disciplinary action, would be given "management advice" in relation to action he took after the shooting.
We hope ultimately that all the officers about whom evidence emerges of wrongdoing that led to this wrongful death are ultimately rendered fully accountable Menezes family spokeswoman
It said a decision on whether the four commanders and tactical advisers investigated should be disciplined would be made after the end of court proceedings.
The Crown Prosecution Service previously found no evidence to warrant the prosecution of any individual over the shooting of Mr Menezes, an electrician.
However, Scotland Yard is facing prosecution under health and safety laws over the shooting. The trial is due to start in October.
'Disappointment'
A spokeswoman for the Menezes family said they were "gravely disappointed" by the IPCC decision.A spokeswoman for the Menezes family said they were "gravely disappointed" by the IPCC decision.
She described the decision not to bring disciplinary charges against the officers as "premature". She described the decision not to bring disciplinary charges against the officers as "premature"
"The family are again gravely disappointed that exculpatory decisions are being made about officers directly responsible for the killing of an innocent man before they have had full access to the evidence and before any of that evidence has been tested in court," she said. She said: "The family are again gravely disappointed that exculpatory decisions are being made about officers directly responsible for the killing of an innocent man before they have had full access to the evidence and before any of that evidence has been tested in court."
She added that while the officers had been spared "ongoing anxiety", the family had been "given no relief" from their own distress. While the officers had been spared "ongoing anxiety", the family had been "given no relief" from their own distress, she said.
The Metropolitan Police said the shooting of Mr Menezes was "a matter of very deep regret" to the service and said its thoughts were "with his family". The grief and anger of his family is entirely understandable and - as I have been powerfully reminded - remains unassuaged IPCC chairman Nick Hardwick
The Menezes family said they believed there were grounds for gross negligence manslaughter criminal charges against the four senior officers.
"We hope ultimately that all the officers about whom evidence emerges of wrongdoing that led to this wrongful death are ultimately rendered fully accountable," the spokeswoman added.
'Challenging circumstances'
The IPCC's chairman, Nick Hardwick, said he understood the feelings of Mr Menezes' family.
"The grief and anger of his family is entirely understandable and - as I have been powerfully reminded - remains unassuaged," he said.
"I would not do anything lightly that adds to that grief or anger."
But he said although Mr Menezes was "entirely innocent" there was "no realistic prospect" of disciplinary charges being upheld against the firearms or surveillance officers involved.
They were facing the "challenge" of the wake of the 7/7 London bombings, he added.
The Metropolitan Police welcomed the IPCC recommendation but said the shooting of Mr Menezes was "a matter of very deep regret" to the service and said its thoughts were "with his family".
A spokesman added: "There is no doubt that the events of July 2005 brought significant challenges to the Met and during this time many officers operated under difficult and dangerous conditions to protect London and Londoners."