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| Habib Ullah death: Police misconduct claims 'not proven' | Habib Ullah death: Police misconduct claims 'not proven' |
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| Five officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing in connection with the death of a man during a drugs search. | Five officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing in connection with the death of a man during a drugs search. |
| Habib Ullah, 39, of Slough in Berkshire, died after he was searched by police in High Wycombe in 2008 | Habib Ullah, 39, of Slough in Berkshire, died after he was searched by police in High Wycombe in 2008 |
| Mr Ullah collapsed and went into cardiac arrest during the search and was later pronounced dead in hospital. | Mr Ullah collapsed and went into cardiac arrest during the search and was later pronounced dead in hospital. |
| Thames Valley Police decided five officers had claims of gross misconduct to answer. The cases against all five were found "not proven". | Thames Valley Police decided five officers had claims of gross misconduct to answer. The cases against all five were found "not proven". |
| Each had been accused of gross misconduct for allegedly breaching "standards of professional behaviour". | Each had been accused of gross misconduct for allegedly breaching "standards of professional behaviour". |
| 'Tragic loss' | |
| The alleged breaches involved altering the statements they made after Mr Ullah's death in 2008. | The alleged breaches involved altering the statements they made after Mr Ullah's death in 2008. |
| The case was brought by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | |
| After the case, IPCC Assistant Commissioner Guido Liguori said: "The IPCC is not a judge or jury and despite our findings that five officers had a case to answer for gross misconduct they have today been cleared by a police tribunal. | |
| "The IPCC works tirelessly to improve the way police deal with deaths in custody. | |
| "This investigation showed the importance that should be placed on effective post-incident management and securing early testimony from the officers involved." | |
| The IPCC referred its investigation report to the Crown Prosecution Service which, in August 2014, decided not to bring any criminal proceedings against any of the officers. | |
| An inquest jury in March 2015 recorded a verdict of death by misadventure. |