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| Inquest date set for Menezes case | Inquest date set for Menezes case |
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| The inquest into the death of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes will be held in September, it has been announced. | The inquest into the death of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes will be held in September, it has been announced. |
| The electrician, 27, was shot dead by Metropolitan Police officers at Stockwell Tube station, after being mistaken for a terrorist, in July 2005. | The electrician, 27, was shot dead by Metropolitan Police officers at Stockwell Tube station, after being mistaken for a terrorist, in July 2005. |
| Sir Michael Wright QC has been appointed to oversee the hearing into Mr de Menezes's death. | Sir Michael Wright QC has been appointed to oversee the hearing into Mr de Menezes's death. |
| Southwark coroner John Sampson said the inquest would begin on 22 September and was expected to last three months. | Southwark coroner John Sampson said the inquest would begin on 22 September and was expected to last three months. |
| It will take place at Southwark Coroner's Court. | It will take place at Southwark Coroner's Court. |
| Family at hearing | Family at hearing |
| Calls had been made for the inquest to be held at a larger venue but Mr Sampson said the hearing had to be held within the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham or Greenwich and, despite extensive inquiries, no larger courthouses or local authority properties were available. | Calls had been made for the inquest to be held at a larger venue but Mr Sampson said the hearing had to be held within the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham or Greenwich and, despite extensive inquiries, no larger courthouses or local authority properties were available. |
| Several members of Mr Menezes's family were present at the inquest pre-hearing, as well as their solicitor Harriet Wistrich and barrister Michael Mansfield QC. | Several members of Mr Menezes's family were present at the inquest pre-hearing, as well as their solicitor Harriet Wistrich and barrister Michael Mansfield QC. |
| Representatives of the Justice4Jean Family Campaign, who have campaigned for the inquest to be heard as early as possible and at the High Court, were also present. | Representatives of the Justice4Jean Family Campaign, who have campaigned for the inquest to be heard as early as possible and at the High Court, were also present. |
| Mr de Menezes was shot dead by counter-terrorist police who mistook him for suicide bomber Hussain Osman. | |
| His family believes an inquest could throw fresh light on how the Brazilian met his death. | |
| Police fined | |
| The de Menezes family is unhappy that no single police officer was held to account for the death. | |
| Eleven other Metropolitan Police officers originally questioned under caution had already been told they will not be punished. | |
| But a health and safety prosecution convicted the Met of a catastrophic series of errors over the shooting which led to it being fined £175,000 with almost £400,000 in costs. | |
| In 2006, Mr Sampson agreed to delay the inquest until criminal proceedings against Scotland Yard were completed. | |
| An attempt by the family to stop Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken Macdonald postponing the inquest later failed. | |
| Human rights group Amnesty International has called for the inquest to be resumed "without further delay". |