"Chris Kaba was shot dead by police in September 2022. We cannot understand why we, as Chris's family, only learned for the first time today that the Met invited the IOPC to drop proceedings against Martyn Blake back in November. We are devastated that the IOPC has decided under this kind of police pressure to put on hold the preparations for Martyn Blake's gross misconduct proceedings."
"The IOPC could and should have consulted us last year, in advance of this decision. We would have said then, and we say now, that preparations for these proceedings should continue without more disruption and delay. To not involve us until after a decision to pause has been made is deeply disappointing and has damaged our confidence in the independence of the IOPC. The lack of consideration shown to us in this process adds to our trauma and our sense of injustice."
Chris Kaba, 24, was fatally shot by Metropolitan Police marksman Martyn Blake after trying to ram his way past police cars in Streatham in September 2022. The Independent Office for Police Conduct has paused preparations to issue gross misconduct papers against the officer after the Met invited the IOPC to drop proceedings in November. Kaba was described as a member of a violent street gang. The family, speaking through charity Inquest, say they were not consulted before the pause, say the decision damages confidence in the IOPC's independence, and call the delay traumatising. A legal change to tests for charges and misconduct is expected in spring.
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