"The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it would wait to issue gross misconduct papers against Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake, who shot Chris Kaba in September 2022. A legal change is expected to come into force in the spring over the tests used to bring criminal charges and misconduct proceedings against officers over use of force. The IOPC said it was important its decision took into account impending changes but Kaba's family said it was "quite correct" that the officer was facing disciplinary proceedings."
""Martyn Blake fatally shot Chris when he was unarmed and without knowing who he was. Until today, Martyn Blake was quite correctly facing imminent disciplinary proceedings for that use of force. 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 Independent Office for Police Conduct paused preparations to issue gross misconduct papers against Metropolitan officer Martyn Blake, who shot Chris Kaba in September 2022. A legal change expected in the spring will alter the tests used to bring criminal charges and misconduct proceedings in use-of-force cases. The IOPC said its decision needed to take those impending changes into account. Kaba's family, represented by the charity Inquest, said they were devastated and criticised the Met for inviting the IOPC to drop proceedings in November. Blake was acquitted of murder at the Old Bailey but remained due to face gross misconduct proceedings.
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