Attempts from the police to change the evidence apparently. The source for The Sun's story on it was linked to this too, a concerted attempt to point most blame towards fans and denigrate them.
Attempts from the police to change the evidence apparently. The source for The Sun's story on it was linked to this too, a concerted attempt to point most blame towards fans and denigrate them.
From the Guardian live text.
12:41 BST
Andrew Sparrow has posted this:
Cameron says the families have long believed that there was an attempt by the authorities to misrepresent what happened. The families were right. There were briefings to the media, and they led to the Sun story attacking fans. Today's report says this information came from a Sheffield news agency that was reporting comments by police officers.
Some 164 police statements were amended, he says. Many removed comments attacking the police.
Officers carried out police national computer checks on the dead to impugn their reputation.
Blood tests were also taken from the dead to see if they had been drinking. This was unacceptable, he says. Drinking levels were normal for an event like this.
But there was no evidence that the government tried to conceal the truth.
One government briefing said the police had been close to deceitful. It said this was familiar.
Cameron says the then government should have done more to challenge the false things said about the fans.
Miliband is speaking now.Cameron: On behalf of the Government and the country, I am profoundly sorry that this double injustice has been left for so long ... Today's report is black and white. The Liverpool fans were in no way responsible."
So it was a cover up then.
Liverpool fans.
Always rated them.
Seems that way.
We always knew it was.
Unfortunately it has taken till now for them to admit it.
I wonder if a certain Mr. Mackenzie has anything to say for himself.
jesus that was shocking. i knew it was bad but not that bad. horrific reading at times.
least they finally have justice and the truth is out.
RIP the 96
OK. So he's apologised now for something he had nothing to do with.Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
So that's it, is it? All the families have 'closure' and that's the end of the matter.
You think all the Liverpool fans that day were perfect models of respectability?
No offence but I've been enough crowds of idiot fans (of all clubs) to know that's pretty unlikely.
Even more so back in the day before me and the other Hornby's started to go to games.
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