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Overseas: add (1.65 postage. Ending the Nightmare Simon Deville On 16 December 1994 two officers from the notorious Stoke Newington police station arrested Nigerian asylum ceker Shiji Lapite for "acting suspiciously". Twenty minutes later he was dead.
The jury at the inquest into Shiji's death took just thirty five minutes to reach a unanimous verdict of unlaw ful killing. This is the second unlawful killing verdict against the police in three The officers' claims to be in fear of their lives were at odds with the injuries received.
One claimed he had to kick Shiji repeatedly in the head "as hard as he could" because Shiji "had hold of the others throat". The other officer said that he could breathe perfectly well. and the pathologist couldn't find a sinWhilst one officer claimed Shiji bit him. the bite mark did not appear at his initial examination only showing up after a week. Bruising on one of them was consistent with that trom a blunt instrument, like a truncheon However. Shiji received 45 injuries. The coroner warned of the police use of the neck now which crusnco said s windpipe.
The two oflicers will now lace 3 police investigation, though the prosecution service had already decided that there is not enough evidence to proseWhatever the result of the investiga. non, i will not questioo the racism and corruption of the criminal justice system and police. Police chief Sir Paul Condon has said he fully understands the "nohle cause corruntion" that leads to fitting up and brutalising black communities. The whole hierarchy of the treat black people as a "problem" to be dealt with.
Black communities and the labour movement must organise to defend Racist attacke police or the covernment
Socialist Outlook 96 • February 3, 1996.