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Daniel Morgan murder: Appeal for new information
by sallypelt 09.03.15 16:18
An appeal has been made for anyone with information about the murder of a Welsh private investigator killed almost 30 years ago, to come forward.
Daniel Morgan, from Llanfrechfa, near Cwmbran, was found outside a London pub in 1987 after an axe attack.
His family claim he was on the verge of exposing police corruption.
The police have been criticised in the past over their handling of the case and an independent panel, set up in 2013 to look at it, wants more help.
Panel chairwoman Baroness O'Loan said: "As we approach the 28th anniversary of Daniel Morgan's murder the panel would like to hear from anyone who believes they may have information which is relevant to its work.
"If you believe you have any such information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, please contact the panel."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-31803763
From Wiki:
Daniel Morgan was a private investigator who was murdered in Sydenham, south east London, in March 1987. He was said to have been close to exposing important police corruption. His death was the subject of several failed police inquiries and in 2011 was at the centre of allegations concerning the suspect conduct of News of the World journalists. Morgan's unsolved murder has been described as a reminder of the London police culture of corruption and unaccountability.
http://www.exaronews.com/articles/5426/daniel-morgan-murder-scotland-yard-obstructs-panel-inquiry
Daniel Morgan, from Llanfrechfa, near Cwmbran, was found outside a London pub in 1987 after an axe attack.
His family claim he was on the verge of exposing police corruption.
The police have been criticised in the past over their handling of the case and an independent panel, set up in 2013 to look at it, wants more help.
Panel chairwoman Baroness O'Loan said: "As we approach the 28th anniversary of Daniel Morgan's murder the panel would like to hear from anyone who believes they may have information which is relevant to its work.
"If you believe you have any such information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, please contact the panel."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-31803763
From Wiki:
Daniel Morgan was a private investigator who was murdered in Sydenham, south east London, in March 1987. He was said to have been close to exposing important police corruption. His death was the subject of several failed police inquiries and in 2011 was at the centre of allegations concerning the suspect conduct of News of the World journalists. Morgan's unsolved murder has been described as a reminder of the London police culture of corruption and unaccountability.
http://www.exaronews.com/articles/5426/daniel-morgan-murder-scotland-yard-obstructs-panel-inquiry
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Re: Daniel Morgan murder: Appeal for new information
by sallypelt 09.03.15 16:31
Evidence of police corruption relating to Britain’s most notorious unsolved murder mysteriously “disappeared” from Scotland Yard during the initial investigation, according to a leaked file. A police statement taken from an officer on the first inquiry into the brutal death of Daniel Morgan suggests the victim was about to blow the whistle on a case of “major police corruption” – but internal police documents detailing the claim were removed from the incident room.
Detective Constable Kinley Davies also claimed that he and two of his colleagues tried to investigate the emerging allegations of Metropolitan Police malpractice but were “suddenly removed from the squad” by senior officers.
The claims are contained in a witness statement submitted to Hampshire Police, an outside force brought in to investigate police corruption in the murder of Mr Morgan, who was found in a south London car park with an axe embedded in his skull in 1987.
They reveal for the first time how early the inquiry into the private investigator’s death appears to have been compromised and raise new questions over the extent of criminality in Scotland Yard.
The destruction of embarrassing evidence in the Daniel Morgan murder echoes the “mass-shredding” of Operation Othona, a top-secret anti-corruption inquiry during the Nineties, which was uncovered last month by a review of the Stephen Lawrence murder – another deeply uncomfortable chapter in the modern history of the Met. The statement by the anonymous officer from Hampshire Police details an interview he conducted with DC Kinley Davies.
DC Davies paid a visit to the home of one of the suspects – called Mr X for legal reasons – on the night of the murder.
He said: “When Mr X opened the front door his face was like wax and he was starting to get beads of sweat across his brow, even though it was a winter’s night. There was no doubt that he was expecting a visit from the police.”
The officer then cryptically says he would have arrested Mr X “then and there” had another detective inspector “not been in charge”.
When Mr X was finally arrested, the officer recalls him “dropping names of senior officers and solicitors” throughout his interview.
However, the most shocking disclosure is yet more claims of the destruction of embarrassing police corruption files. DC Davies told Hampshire Police that he had been to interview a witness, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The witness told them “Morgan had uncovered major police corruption and he was going to sell it to the national newspapers”.
“DC Davies had fed this into the incident room but the document had disappeared and was not actioned.”
The statement continues: “Nevertheless, DC Davies [and two other officers] continued to investigate the corruption allegations but were suddenly removed from the squad without any reason given by the SIO [senior investigating officer]. It concludes: “This was particularly strange.”
Mr Davies, 61, who spent 28 years as a Met detective on the anti-corruption, organised crime and terrorist financing divisions, refused to speak when contacted by The Independent. However, a friend said: “There were a number of things from that time that Kinley and his colleagues found unsavoury. There were other things going on that seemed to overlap with the Morgan murder.”
Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said: “I am concerned that in this important investigation vital evidence may have been lost. The Commissioner rightly promised a ruthless pursuit of truth in issues of corruption and ministers have always made it clear that they will have zero tolerance of it. The Committee will be questioning the Home Secretary on these issues when she comes before us on Tuesday.”
When Roy Clark, the police chief in charge of Operation Othona, was recently told about the disposal of the highly sensitive intelligence, he said: “There would be no good reason to get rid of it… It was gold dust stuff.”
Meanwhile, Daniel’s brother Alastair, who has led a 27-year campaign for justice, hit out last night at Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe after the Met Commissioner told MPs last week that he was considering reopening an investigation into the murder.
Read more: Secret SECOND Metropolitan Police corruption probe revealed
Shredded police corruption inquiry cost taxpayers £8m
New evidence links the murders of Stephen Lawrence and a private investigator
Mr Morgan said: “I am very worried about this because the Met’s handling of this case has been so appalling. It needs public scrutiny; it does not need the Met to put its hands on this case.”
Asked if he thought that was a “device” by the Met to “take hold” of the case, Mr Morgan said: “It could be. We have written to him [Sir Bernard] and we have had no reply to our letters. We want independent scrutiny.”
Last May, the Home Secretary Theresa May granted the Morgan family an independent judge-led panel to investigate the Daniel Morgan case following years of pressure from the family. But progress has been painfully slow.
Sir Stanley Burnton, the judge appointed to lead the panel, stepped down for “personal reasons” in November and, five months on, has yet to be replaced.
The scale of its task was brought into sharp focus last week when Craig Mackey, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, revealed there were one million pieces of paper relating to the Morgan case in Scotland Yard’s vaults.
Last month – almost one year since the Home Secretary announced the panel – ministers revealed it had obtained just 700 documents relating to its inquiries – 0.0007 per cent of the total.
The Daniel Morgan Panel is modelled on the Hillsborough Independent Panel, the inquiry into the deaths of 96 football fans at Sheffield Wednesday stadium in 1989.
The Hillsborough inquiry was appointed in 2010 and reported in 2012. Asked whether some in the Met were still trying to cover up the corruption from 27 years ago, Mr Morgan said: “I believe that is the case… I believe certain aspects of what happened to do with my brother’s murder are still being covered up… They will put their reputation before the public interest.”
A Home Office spokesperson said: “The panel continues to carry out its work and the Home Secretary is planning to appoint a new chairman as soon as possible.”
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “The MPS continues to review this case and is currently co-operating fully with the independent panel established by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, to review the Met’s handling of the Daniel Morgan murder investigation.”
In evidence: Investigating officer’s statement
Statement taken from DC Kinley Davies by Hampshire Police, 23 June 1989
On confronting the murder suspect: “When Mr X opened the front door his face was like wax and he was starting to get beads of sweat across his brow, even though it was a winter’s night.
“There was no doubt that he was expecting a visit from the police.”
On peculiarities that emerged during the original murder investigation: “Morgan had uncovered major police corruption and he was going to sell it to the national newspapers. DC Davies had fed this into the incident room but the document had disappeared and was not actioned.
Nevertheless, DC Davies (and two other officers) continued to investigate the corruption allegations but were suddenly removed from the squad without any reason given by the SIO (senior investigating officer). This was particularly strange.”
Daniel Morgan: A case dogged by claims of police corruption
Scotland Yard has spent more than £50m on its four investigations into the murder of Daniel Morgan, a private investigator who was killed in 1987.
The unsolved case has been plagued from the outset with devastating claims of police corruption – and repeated alleged attempts to cover-up historic malpractice by a Metropolitan Police force too embarrassed to admit to its own failings.
Suspects have been charged with the murder twice but prosecutions have collapsed before the trial and evidence have been heard in open court.
Scotland Yard and the Crown Prosecution Service blame their failures on incompetence.
The family claim they were ignored by several police commissioners and successive Labour Home Secretaries.
The acute sensitivities around the case emerged again last month when a review of the Stephen Lawrence murder – which happened a few miles from where Daniel Morgan was found with an axe in his head – found evidence that allegedly corrupt police officers bridge both cases.
The Met continued to deny this to Mark Ellison QC despite its own intelligence. The review also found that a “lorry-load” of sensitive material from Operation Othona – that may have been relevant to both cases – had been inexplicably destroyed in 2001 when Lord Stevens was Commissioner.
In his conclusions, Mark Ellison QC, who led the inquiry on behalf of Home Secretary Theresa May, also cast doubt on current Met assurances that the Lawrence and Morgan cases were not linked, raising fresh questions over whether Scotland Yard can ever be trusted in investigations over either murder.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/exclusive-more-evidence-of-police-corruption-relating-to-britains-most-notorious-unsolved-murder-mysteriously-missing-9239662.html
Makes one lose all faith in the McCann inquiry, doesn't it?
Detective Constable Kinley Davies also claimed that he and two of his colleagues tried to investigate the emerging allegations of Metropolitan Police malpractice but were “suddenly removed from the squad” by senior officers.
The claims are contained in a witness statement submitted to Hampshire Police, an outside force brought in to investigate police corruption in the murder of Mr Morgan, who was found in a south London car park with an axe embedded in his skull in 1987.
They reveal for the first time how early the inquiry into the private investigator’s death appears to have been compromised and raise new questions over the extent of criminality in Scotland Yard.
The destruction of embarrassing evidence in the Daniel Morgan murder echoes the “mass-shredding” of Operation Othona, a top-secret anti-corruption inquiry during the Nineties, which was uncovered last month by a review of the Stephen Lawrence murder – another deeply uncomfortable chapter in the modern history of the Met. The statement by the anonymous officer from Hampshire Police details an interview he conducted with DC Kinley Davies.
DC Davies paid a visit to the home of one of the suspects – called Mr X for legal reasons – on the night of the murder.
He said: “When Mr X opened the front door his face was like wax and he was starting to get beads of sweat across his brow, even though it was a winter’s night. There was no doubt that he was expecting a visit from the police.”
The officer then cryptically says he would have arrested Mr X “then and there” had another detective inspector “not been in charge”.
When Mr X was finally arrested, the officer recalls him “dropping names of senior officers and solicitors” throughout his interview.
However, the most shocking disclosure is yet more claims of the destruction of embarrassing police corruption files. DC Davies told Hampshire Police that he had been to interview a witness, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The witness told them “Morgan had uncovered major police corruption and he was going to sell it to the national newspapers”.
“DC Davies had fed this into the incident room but the document had disappeared and was not actioned.”
The statement continues: “Nevertheless, DC Davies [and two other officers] continued to investigate the corruption allegations but were suddenly removed from the squad without any reason given by the SIO [senior investigating officer]. It concludes: “This was particularly strange.”
Mr Davies, 61, who spent 28 years as a Met detective on the anti-corruption, organised crime and terrorist financing divisions, refused to speak when contacted by The Independent. However, a friend said: “There were a number of things from that time that Kinley and his colleagues found unsavoury. There were other things going on that seemed to overlap with the Morgan murder.”
Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said: “I am concerned that in this important investigation vital evidence may have been lost. The Commissioner rightly promised a ruthless pursuit of truth in issues of corruption and ministers have always made it clear that they will have zero tolerance of it. The Committee will be questioning the Home Secretary on these issues when she comes before us on Tuesday.”
When Roy Clark, the police chief in charge of Operation Othona, was recently told about the disposal of the highly sensitive intelligence, he said: “There would be no good reason to get rid of it… It was gold dust stuff.”
Meanwhile, Daniel’s brother Alastair, who has led a 27-year campaign for justice, hit out last night at Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe after the Met Commissioner told MPs last week that he was considering reopening an investigation into the murder.
Read more: Secret SECOND Metropolitan Police corruption probe revealed
Shredded police corruption inquiry cost taxpayers £8m
New evidence links the murders of Stephen Lawrence and a private investigator
Mr Morgan said: “I am very worried about this because the Met’s handling of this case has been so appalling. It needs public scrutiny; it does not need the Met to put its hands on this case.”
Asked if he thought that was a “device” by the Met to “take hold” of the case, Mr Morgan said: “It could be. We have written to him [Sir Bernard] and we have had no reply to our letters. We want independent scrutiny.”
Last May, the Home Secretary Theresa May granted the Morgan family an independent judge-led panel to investigate the Daniel Morgan case following years of pressure from the family. But progress has been painfully slow.
Sir Stanley Burnton, the judge appointed to lead the panel, stepped down for “personal reasons” in November and, five months on, has yet to be replaced.
The scale of its task was brought into sharp focus last week when Craig Mackey, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, revealed there were one million pieces of paper relating to the Morgan case in Scotland Yard’s vaults.
Last month – almost one year since the Home Secretary announced the panel – ministers revealed it had obtained just 700 documents relating to its inquiries – 0.0007 per cent of the total.
The Daniel Morgan Panel is modelled on the Hillsborough Independent Panel, the inquiry into the deaths of 96 football fans at Sheffield Wednesday stadium in 1989.
The Hillsborough inquiry was appointed in 2010 and reported in 2012. Asked whether some in the Met were still trying to cover up the corruption from 27 years ago, Mr Morgan said: “I believe that is the case… I believe certain aspects of what happened to do with my brother’s murder are still being covered up… They will put their reputation before the public interest.”
A Home Office spokesperson said: “The panel continues to carry out its work and the Home Secretary is planning to appoint a new chairman as soon as possible.”
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “The MPS continues to review this case and is currently co-operating fully with the independent panel established by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, to review the Met’s handling of the Daniel Morgan murder investigation.”
In evidence: Investigating officer’s statement
Statement taken from DC Kinley Davies by Hampshire Police, 23 June 1989
On confronting the murder suspect: “When Mr X opened the front door his face was like wax and he was starting to get beads of sweat across his brow, even though it was a winter’s night.
“There was no doubt that he was expecting a visit from the police.”
On peculiarities that emerged during the original murder investigation: “Morgan had uncovered major police corruption and he was going to sell it to the national newspapers. DC Davies had fed this into the incident room but the document had disappeared and was not actioned.
Nevertheless, DC Davies (and two other officers) continued to investigate the corruption allegations but were suddenly removed from the squad without any reason given by the SIO (senior investigating officer). This was particularly strange.”
Daniel Morgan: A case dogged by claims of police corruption
Scotland Yard has spent more than £50m on its four investigations into the murder of Daniel Morgan, a private investigator who was killed in 1987.
The unsolved case has been plagued from the outset with devastating claims of police corruption – and repeated alleged attempts to cover-up historic malpractice by a Metropolitan Police force too embarrassed to admit to its own failings.
Suspects have been charged with the murder twice but prosecutions have collapsed before the trial and evidence have been heard in open court.
Scotland Yard and the Crown Prosecution Service blame their failures on incompetence.
The family claim they were ignored by several police commissioners and successive Labour Home Secretaries.
The acute sensitivities around the case emerged again last month when a review of the Stephen Lawrence murder – which happened a few miles from where Daniel Morgan was found with an axe in his head – found evidence that allegedly corrupt police officers bridge both cases.
The Met continued to deny this to Mark Ellison QC despite its own intelligence. The review also found that a “lorry-load” of sensitive material from Operation Othona – that may have been relevant to both cases – had been inexplicably destroyed in 2001 when Lord Stevens was Commissioner.
In his conclusions, Mark Ellison QC, who led the inquiry on behalf of Home Secretary Theresa May, also cast doubt on current Met assurances that the Lawrence and Morgan cases were not linked, raising fresh questions over whether Scotland Yard can ever be trusted in investigations over either murder.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/exclusive-more-evidence-of-police-corruption-relating-to-britains-most-notorious-unsolved-murder-mysteriously-missing-9239662.html
Makes one lose all faith in the McCann inquiry, doesn't it?
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Re: Daniel Morgan murder: Appeal for new information
by Doug D 17.07.15 17:14
Interesting article on the Daniel Morgan case pinged up on Joana Morais twitter feed:
. Peter Jukes @peterjukes Jul 15 Police and press involvement in the Daniel Morgan murder coverup is one reason we should be crying out for #Leveson2 https://www.byline.com/column/2/article/147 …
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Joana Morais @xklamation 20h20 hours ago @peterjukes Think one day I'll see you working on the Maddie case, similar political & press involvement, plenty interferences and cover-ups:
https://www.byline.com/column/2/article/147
. Peter Jukes @peterjukes Jul 15 Police and press involvement in the Daniel Morgan murder coverup is one reason we should be crying out for #Leveson2 https://www.byline.com/column/2/article/147 …
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Joana Morais @xklamation 20h20 hours ago @peterjukes Think one day I'll see you working on the Maddie case, similar political & press involvement, plenty interferences and cover-ups:
https://www.byline.com/column/2/article/147
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Daniel Morgan murder appeal for new information
by willowthewisp 18.07.15 12:28
Do not forget the Metropolitan Police are moving to new headquarters and have received £600 million pounds for their old building!
Now do not forget to properly index the "Important Files Boys and Girls" as we do not wish to lose the paper trails on future important investigations into alleged Police malpractices, as has happened in the past??
The rather fragrant Lord Stevens, how dare you accuse this man of wrong doing with regard to Official Police conduct, Daniel Morgan, Stephen Lawrence Murders and under cover officers, he investigated the Death of Diana Windsor(nee Spencer) related to the Rothechilds Family you know?
Doctor in Ambulance"Where is the nearest hospital"(driver) I do not know but I will have to take it easy as we have a seriously injured person with life threatening injuries sustained in the accident, nearest Hospital 10 minutes away, but they arrived at their chosen Hospital over an hour later and treated her outside the premises for a further 15 minutes before delivering her for treatment?
Oh you conspiracy theorist are at it again!?
Interesting how one Kenneth Noye's name is associated with Brinks Mat Bullion job, then crops up in the Stephen Lawrence and Daniel Morgan murders and alleged Police malpractices, plus apparent Police suicides on corruption charges to save the forces name?
Now do not forget to properly index the "Important Files Boys and Girls" as we do not wish to lose the paper trails on future important investigations into alleged Police malpractices, as has happened in the past??
The rather fragrant Lord Stevens, how dare you accuse this man of wrong doing with regard to Official Police conduct, Daniel Morgan, Stephen Lawrence Murders and under cover officers, he investigated the Death of Diana Windsor(nee Spencer) related to the Rothechilds Family you know?
Doctor in Ambulance"Where is the nearest hospital"(driver) I do not know but I will have to take it easy as we have a seriously injured person with life threatening injuries sustained in the accident, nearest Hospital 10 minutes away, but they arrived at their chosen Hospital over an hour later and treated her outside the premises for a further 15 minutes before delivering her for treatment?
Oh you conspiracy theorist are at it again!?
Interesting how one Kenneth Noye's name is associated with Brinks Mat Bullion job, then crops up in the Stephen Lawrence and Daniel Morgan murders and alleged Police malpractices, plus apparent Police suicides on corruption charges to save the forces name?
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Daniel Morgan Inquiry -GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER: HOW THE FIFTH MORGAN MURDER INQUIRY WAS SUBVERTED AND ONGOING INTIMIDATION
by Doug D 16.11.15 6:22
Interesting article pulled up by PR on the Controversy FB site:
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER: HOW THE FIFTH MORGAN MURDER INQUIRY WAS SUBVERTED AND ONGOING INTIMIDATION
Peter Jukes London12 Nov. 2015
https://www.byline.com/column/2/article/589
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER: HOW THE FIFTH MORGAN MURDER INQUIRY WAS SUBVERTED AND ONGOING INTIMIDATION
Peter Jukes London12 Nov. 2015
https://www.byline.com/column/2/article/589
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by willowthewisp 16.11.15 14:16
Hi DougD, thanks for the article and the connection to information on the NoTw connections,fragrant Rebekah and lover Andy?
This once again shows the contempt the public are held in by Politicians and Police of all persuasions?
One thing for sure,you will find no relatives of Royalty face any prosecutions, as to the Oath they undertake,"For Queen and Country"!!?
Makes you think back to an age, which the current Politicians want the public to be scrutinised on their "Internet accounts" of what has never been released to the public by the very Learned friends from the House of Commons,Profumo Affair, eh Dave, extended for thirty more years on behalf of the Mother in Law or Royal connections at the Astor parties?
This once again shows the contempt the public are held in by Politicians and Police of all persuasions?
One thing for sure,you will find no relatives of Royalty face any prosecutions, as to the Oath they undertake,"For Queen and Country"!!?
Makes you think back to an age, which the current Politicians want the public to be scrutinised on their "Internet accounts" of what has never been released to the public by the very Learned friends from the House of Commons,Profumo Affair, eh Dave, extended for thirty more years on behalf of the Mother in Law or Royal connections at the Astor parties?
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Re: Daniel Morgan murder: Appeal for new information
by jeanmonroe 19.11.15 11:50
Panel chairwoman Baroness O'Loan said: "As we approach the 28th anniversary of Daniel Morgan's murder the panel would like to hear from anyone who believes they may have information which is relevant to its work".
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'the panel would like to hear from anyone who believes they may have information which is relevant to its work'
Er, 'ASK the MPS/SY', Baroness!
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'the panel would like to hear from anyone who believes they may have information which is relevant to its work'
Er, 'ASK the MPS/SY', Baroness!
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Daneil Morgan Murder.
by willowthewisp 19.11.15 13:33
Perhaps Baronness O'loan should ask Rupert Murdoch and it's former NoTW editors to appear before any House of Commons Committee hearings to try to ascertain if they have any involvement appertaining to Mr Daniel Morgan's demise in this case?
On second thoughts No, as this may exclude them from being charged with "Criminal Activity"to the facts of the case,remember how fragrant Rebekah gave evidence under "Oath" to select Committees, which apparently(I May be wrong)excludes the person from prosecution in affore mentioned evidence before a Court of Justice in the UK? Phone Hacking,payments to Police officers?
On second thoughts No, as this may exclude them from being charged with "Criminal Activity"to the facts of the case,remember how fragrant Rebekah gave evidence under "Oath" to select Committees, which apparently(I May be wrong)excludes the person from prosecution in affore mentioned evidence before a Court of Justice in the UK? Phone Hacking,payments to Police officers?
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Re: Daniel Morgan murder: Appeal for new information
by jeanmonroe 19.11.15 14:04
All the 'obstructing', at every 'opportunity', all the 'delaying' the 'process', at 'every' turn, all the 'raising' of 'objections' to 'handing over' internal MPS police 'files', to the 'independant' inquiry.
ALL these er, 'obstacles', were, and ARE, all 'taking place', under BHH's tenure, as the MET Police Commissioner. (THE 'big' boss!)
'Something to HIDE' Bernie boy?
Like you did with 'spying on' the Lawrence family, for over a year, before you were 'forced', thankfully, by a 'whistleblower', to ADMIT and 'fess up' and TELL them, your MET officers WERE 'spying' on them!
AND YOU KNEW ALL ABOUT 'IT'!
If you're in the 'confessing' mode, Bernie, is there ANYTHING you'd like to 'share with us' TODAY, about your 'role', at the Hillsborough 'disaster'?
ALL these er, 'obstacles', were, and ARE, all 'taking place', under BHH's tenure, as the MET Police Commissioner. (THE 'big' boss!)
'Something to HIDE' Bernie boy?
Like you did with 'spying on' the Lawrence family, for over a year, before you were 'forced', thankfully, by a 'whistleblower', to ADMIT and 'fess up' and TELL them, your MET officers WERE 'spying' on them!
AND YOU KNEW ALL ABOUT 'IT'!
If you're in the 'confessing' mode, Bernie, is there ANYTHING you'd like to 'share with us' TODAY, about your 'role', at the Hillsborough 'disaster'?
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by willowthewisp 19.11.15 15:37
Hi Jeanmonroe,jeanmonroe wrote:Panel chairwoman Baroness O'Loan said: "As we approach the 28th anniversary of Daniel Morgan's murder the panel would like to hear from anyone who believes they may have information which is relevant to its work".
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'the panel would like to hear from anyone who believes they may have information which is relevant to its work'
Er, 'ASK the MPS/SY', Baroness!
Ref; Sir Bernard Hogan Howe and the above unsolved Murder after 28 years, disgusting to say the least!
I have come across an article from the Croyden Advertiser, wikileaks, 20 October 2014.
Apparently, Jonathon Rees, Glen, Gary Vlan and Sid Fillery are pursuing a claim of £4 Million against the Metropolitan Police Service for false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, malicious falsehood and misfeance in a public Office?
Baronness O'loan must not be following the case if it is still ongoing, as I presume it must still be a live investigation as the Met have not succeeded in prosecuting any one for the murder of Daniel Morgan yet?
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by willowthewisp 19.11.15 15:42
Hi Jeanmonroe,jeanmonroe wrote:All the 'obstructing', at every 'oportunity', all the 'delaying' the 'process', at 'every' turn, all the 'raising' of 'objections' to 'handing over' internal MPS police 'files', to the 'independant' inquiry.
ALL these er, 'obstacles', were, and ARE, all 'taking place', under BHH's tenure, as the MET Police Commissioner. (THE 'big' boss!)
'Something to HIDE' Bernie boy?
Like you did with 'spying on' the Lawrence family, for over a year, before you were 'forced', thankfully, by a 'whistleblower', to ADMIT and 'fess up' and TELL them, your MET officers WERE 'spying' on them!
AND YOU KNEW ALL ABOUT 'IT'!
If you're in the 'confessing' mode, Bernie, is there ANYTHING you'd like to 'share with us' TODAY, about your 'role', at the Hillsborough 'disaster'?
Have a look at who Authorised the funding for protection officers in the book,"For Queen & Currency", tales of a former corrupt Police Officer who they tried to silence, truly amazing account of the dishonesty of some Police Officers?
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Re: Daniel Morgan murder: Appeal for new information
by jeanmonroe 19.11.15 17:59
11. Page used Scotland Yard’s seal of approval to convince investors to pump millions into a sham company.
Page set up a sham company called United Land and Property Development Ltd and used Metropolitan police approval on its official register of officers’ outside business interests to convince investors it was kosher. Those who fell for the trick pumped millions of pounds into the firm, which was a front for Page’s increasingly degenerate spread-betting. The fraudster was soon gambling away new investors’ money on a vast scale in the hope of winning enough to pay off earlier investors – a classic Ponzi fraud. The Met carried out no checks on the company for three years while it was the vehicle for Page’s scam. Simple research would have revealed the company had no office, no staff, no accounts, and no licence to invest other people’s money. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the senior officer who authorised all this when he was in charge of human resources, is now the head of the Met. The force admitted in a statement that its failure to carry out any checks was “a matter of regret”, and it is now facing potential civil claims from investors who lost their savings.
Are there ANY 'pies' left, BHH dosen't have his 'fingers' in??????
Page set up a sham company called United Land and Property Development Ltd and used Metropolitan police approval on its official register of officers’ outside business interests to convince investors it was kosher. Those who fell for the trick pumped millions of pounds into the firm, which was a front for Page’s increasingly degenerate spread-betting. The fraudster was soon gambling away new investors’ money on a vast scale in the hope of winning enough to pay off earlier investors – a classic Ponzi fraud. The Met carried out no checks on the company for three years while it was the vehicle for Page’s scam. Simple research would have revealed the company had no office, no staff, no accounts, and no licence to invest other people’s money. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the senior officer who authorised all this when he was in charge of human resources, is now the head of the Met. The force admitted in a statement that its failure to carry out any checks was “a matter of regret”, and it is now facing potential civil claims from investors who lost their savings.
Are there ANY 'pies' left, BHH dosen't have his 'fingers' in??????
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by willowthewisp 19.11.15 20:56
Sir Bernard must be looking forward to an early retirement, do you think he will have enough to survive on out of his pension per annum £260,000 minus tax of course, ker ching!
Clarence may offer him a PR role in his new firm?
Clarence may offer him a PR role in his new firm?
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by willowthewisp 20.11.15 13:43
Perhaps they may have a nick name for Sir Bernard,"Tom Thumb"?willowthewisp wrote:Sir Bernard, must be looking forward to an early retirement, do you think he will have enough to survive on out of his pension per annum £260,000 minus tax of course,ker ching!
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THE DANIEL MORGAN MURDER: A 10 PART PODCAST SERIAL
by Doug D 28.12.15 20:05
THE DANIEL MORGAN MURDER: A 10 PART PODCAST SERIAL
Peter Jukes London 21 Nov. 2015
A little sideline to follow in the New Year, now fully funded.
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Peter Jukes London 21 Nov. 2015
A little sideline to follow in the New Year, now fully funded.
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by willowthewisp 29.12.15 13:31
Hi DougD, thanks for the link to the ongoing campaign for the "Truth and Justice" to find out who was involved in Mr Morgan's brutal murder 10 March 1987!Doug D wrote:THE DANIEL MORGAN MURDER: A 10 PART PODCAST SERIAL
Peter Jukes London 21 Nov. 2015
A little sideline to follow in the New Year, now fully funded.
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Dear Rupert Murdoch and his clan have controlled nefarious politicians for so long now, that it has finally unfolded the techniques used to usurp and control people to suit their own needs,ultimately blackmailing persons with intimate personal details,Gordon Brown's son's illness and personal predilections of the selected one they need to control?
There is clear and concise knowledge of this type of action being undertaken by the "Whip's Office" from previous Conservative Government sources,"Kincora Boys Home" child abuse over decades by powerful individuals?
Take a look back at the Headlines from History over his uncovering of the,London Sex trade and illegal payments to Police Officers and how suddenly evidence,"disappeared,vanished" without a trace, when the rich and elite were caught up in their shenanigans,"Profumo Affair"and possible Royal connections,pictures of Princess Margaret?
The "Establishment" let the Genie out of the bottle and cannot now control the Genie(Rupert Murdoch)who has obtained,phone message's,texts,pictures and stories appertaining to the rich,elite, members of society that he is able to have printed in his Daily News Papers and News Corporations throughout the World, at his whim,pictures of the present Queen and that salute,her grandson's in Nazi uniforms!
People may scoff at the "Idea" or pass it off as a conspiracy type theory that no single person could control Governments and Democracies from around the world in this way, but hasten the thought that perhaps it isn't one person, but a selective "Clan" of like minded person's,Bilderberg Group,used to usurp power and influence the proposed Governments?
Present day Government control,Operation Grange,Rebekah Brooks,Andy Coulson,Tommy Sheriden,"Perverting the Course of Justice(only used to convict one person,not AC)" phone hacking, granting of Licences to broadcast,BSKYB,Jeremy Hunt,Vince Cable(two young females,blackmail)Oh and one David Cameron,Theresa May,Home Secretary?
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Re: Daniel Morgan murder: Appeal for new information
by Doug D 06.03.16 11:41
Newport MP calls for release of police corruption report on anniversary of Daniel Morgan murder
1 day ago Ian Craig
NEWPORT MP Paul Flynn has called for a secret report into police corruption to be published on the anniversary of the unsolved murder of a Welsh private detective.
Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, March 3, the long-serving Labour MP said he had seen a copy of the Metropolitan Police’s internal Tiberius report into alleged corruption within the force, and called for it to be released publicly on the 29th anniversary of the murder of Daniel Morgan.
Mr Morgan, who grew up in Cwmbran, and had allegedly been investigating claims of police corruption when he was found with an axe in his head in the car park of a south London pub on March 10 1987. It has been claimed corruption within the police has prevented his killer from being convicted.
The Labour MP said the report was “the most deeply shocking document I have read in my life”.
Addressing justice secretary Chris Grayling he said: “Will the government publish it — perhaps next Thursday — so that the whole country can understand the breadth and depth of police corruption in this city?”
Mr Grayling replied “I will ensure that the Home Secretary is aware of the honourable gentleman’s concerns. I am not aware of the detail of the report, but I will make sure that she responds to his request.”
Mr Flynn also wrote about the case on his personal blog last week, claiming he had been allowed to read the report only under the supervision of a police officer.
In 2014 The Independent newspaper reported it had been leaked a copy of the report, in 2014, which reported it said more than 40 serving officers had helped criminals evade justice.
The Metropolitan Police has previously said releasing the report would compromise operations and tactics used by officers.
http://m.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14322894.Newport_MP_calls_for_release_of_police_corruption_report_on_anniversary_of_Daniel_Morgan_murder/?ref=rss
1 day ago Ian Craig
NEWPORT MP Paul Flynn has called for a secret report into police corruption to be published on the anniversary of the unsolved murder of a Welsh private detective.
Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, March 3, the long-serving Labour MP said he had seen a copy of the Metropolitan Police’s internal Tiberius report into alleged corruption within the force, and called for it to be released publicly on the 29th anniversary of the murder of Daniel Morgan.
Mr Morgan, who grew up in Cwmbran, and had allegedly been investigating claims of police corruption when he was found with an axe in his head in the car park of a south London pub on March 10 1987. It has been claimed corruption within the police has prevented his killer from being convicted.
The Labour MP said the report was “the most deeply shocking document I have read in my life”.
Addressing justice secretary Chris Grayling he said: “Will the government publish it — perhaps next Thursday — so that the whole country can understand the breadth and depth of police corruption in this city?”
Mr Grayling replied “I will ensure that the Home Secretary is aware of the honourable gentleman’s concerns. I am not aware of the detail of the report, but I will make sure that she responds to his request.”
Mr Flynn also wrote about the case on his personal blog last week, claiming he had been allowed to read the report only under the supervision of a police officer.
In 2014 The Independent newspaper reported it had been leaked a copy of the report, in 2014, which reported it said more than 40 serving officers had helped criminals evade justice.
The Metropolitan Police has previously said releasing the report would compromise operations and tactics used by officers.
http://m.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14322894.Newport_MP_calls_for_release_of_police_corruption_report_on_anniversary_of_Daniel_Morgan_murder/?ref=rss
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by willowthewisp 06.03.16 12:25
Hi DougD, thanks for the report on the Death of Daniel Morgan unsolved for 29 years, take a bow Sir Bernard Hogan Howe and cohorts!
I find it offensive that the Metropolitan Police Service can openly display such contempt for the serviving relatives of Mr Morgan, that to release information to the public on this report would,"Compromise Operations and Tactics used by Officers"?
Is this is not a complete misuse of public funds, by not releasing the information contained in this report,yet funded by the Tax payer on their misconduct in public Office?
Care to enlighten the public on this ongoing investigation Sir Bernard Hogan Howe?
I find it offensive that the Metropolitan Police Service can openly display such contempt for the serviving relatives of Mr Morgan, that to release information to the public on this report would,"Compromise Operations and Tactics used by Officers"?
Is this is not a complete misuse of public funds, by not releasing the information contained in this report,yet funded by the Tax payer on their misconduct in public Office?
Care to enlighten the public on this ongoing investigation Sir Bernard Hogan Howe?
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Podcast goes to No. 1 in iTunes download charts
by Doug D 09.06.16 10:52
Picked this up from ‘textusa’ site this morning:
JUNE 8, 2016
Journalism podcast investigating notorious unsolved murder of Daniel Morgan goes to number one on iTunes
By Dominic Ponsford
A journalism podcast investigating one of the UK’s most notorious unsolved murders has gone to number one this week in the iTunes downloads charts.
Untold tells the story of Alastair Morgan’s 29-year campaign to find out why his brother was murdered and to expose the police corruption which saw five investigations fail to bring those responsible to justice.
Presented by Peter Jukes, the podcast was originally broadcast in six parts with the help of £10,000 in crowdfunding. Now, with the help of sponsorship from website developers Squarespace, it has beeen revampeed and expanded to ten parts available on the podcasting distribution platform Acast.
Jukes said that the podcast has already generated tens of thousands of downloads and that his investigation has brought new material to light about the circumstances surrounding Daniel Morgan’s murder.
He said: “It is like LA Confidential: its about the media, and corruption and corrupt police.
“It’s about the nexus of police, private investigators and confidential inquiries that took of in the 1980s.
“They were bribing cops, getting personal information, bribing and blagging and the News of the World was very closely involved. Phone-hacking was the benign side of it.”
Daniel Morgan was murdered with an axe outside the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham in 1987 after telling friends he was going to share evidence of major police corruption with the media.
He was a partner in the private investigations agency Southern Investigations which would later be found to have widespread illegal dealings with the News of the World.
Former detective sergeant Sid Fillery was involved in the first failed investigation into Daniel Morgan’s murder before retiring from the police and replacing him as the business partner of Jonathan Rees in Southern Investigations.
The pair stood trial in connection with the killing but proceedings collapsed in 2008.
Morgan told the House of Commons earlier this year: “When the private investigator took over my brother’s company with the prime suspect you’d think the British press would be scratching their heads and saying: ‘Hey, what’s going on here?’ But not a bit of it.
“They saw it as a business opportunity and within weeks of my brother’s murder the News of the World was in business with them. There were commercial transactions that went on and which continued well over a decade. And not just the News of the World. There was also Mirror group newspapers and those are the ones that we know of.
“I knew there was corruption in the investigation within three weeks of my brother’s murder, I had seen it.
Karl Rosander, president of Acast Stories, likened Untold to US-based podcast Serial.
He said: “Serial captured the attention of people around the world, creating a new generation of true-crime enthusiasts. The show’s reach was international, and the UK has not had an equivalent – until now.
“‘Untold’ goes further than Serial, however, because Daniel’s murder represents the tip of an iceberg of corruption within the British policing and media establishment. By unravelling the story through a podcast, the Untold team can circumvent these institutions and have their voices heard, when others might want them silenced.”
www.untoldmurder.com
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/journalism-podcast-investigating-notorious-unsolved-murder-of-daniel-morgan-goes-to-number-one-on-itunes/
JUNE 8, 2016
Journalism podcast investigating notorious unsolved murder of Daniel Morgan goes to number one on iTunes
By Dominic Ponsford
A journalism podcast investigating one of the UK’s most notorious unsolved murders has gone to number one this week in the iTunes downloads charts.
Untold tells the story of Alastair Morgan’s 29-year campaign to find out why his brother was murdered and to expose the police corruption which saw five investigations fail to bring those responsible to justice.
Presented by Peter Jukes, the podcast was originally broadcast in six parts with the help of £10,000 in crowdfunding. Now, with the help of sponsorship from website developers Squarespace, it has beeen revampeed and expanded to ten parts available on the podcasting distribution platform Acast.
Jukes said that the podcast has already generated tens of thousands of downloads and that his investigation has brought new material to light about the circumstances surrounding Daniel Morgan’s murder.
He said: “It is like LA Confidential: its about the media, and corruption and corrupt police.
“It’s about the nexus of police, private investigators and confidential inquiries that took of in the 1980s.
“They were bribing cops, getting personal information, bribing and blagging and the News of the World was very closely involved. Phone-hacking was the benign side of it.”
Daniel Morgan was murdered with an axe outside the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham in 1987 after telling friends he was going to share evidence of major police corruption with the media.
He was a partner in the private investigations agency Southern Investigations which would later be found to have widespread illegal dealings with the News of the World.
Former detective sergeant Sid Fillery was involved in the first failed investigation into Daniel Morgan’s murder before retiring from the police and replacing him as the business partner of Jonathan Rees in Southern Investigations.
The pair stood trial in connection with the killing but proceedings collapsed in 2008.
Morgan told the House of Commons earlier this year: “When the private investigator took over my brother’s company with the prime suspect you’d think the British press would be scratching their heads and saying: ‘Hey, what’s going on here?’ But not a bit of it.
“They saw it as a business opportunity and within weeks of my brother’s murder the News of the World was in business with them. There were commercial transactions that went on and which continued well over a decade. And not just the News of the World. There was also Mirror group newspapers and those are the ones that we know of.
“I knew there was corruption in the investigation within three weeks of my brother’s murder, I had seen it.
Karl Rosander, president of Acast Stories, likened Untold to US-based podcast Serial.
He said: “Serial captured the attention of people around the world, creating a new generation of true-crime enthusiasts. The show’s reach was international, and the UK has not had an equivalent – until now.
“‘Untold’ goes further than Serial, however, because Daniel’s murder represents the tip of an iceberg of corruption within the British policing and media establishment. By unravelling the story through a podcast, the Untold team can circumvent these institutions and have their voices heard, when others might want them silenced.”
www.untoldmurder.com
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/journalism-podcast-investigating-notorious-unsolved-murder-of-daniel-morgan-goes-to-number-one-on-itunes/
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by willowthewisp 09.06.16 12:49
Hi DougD, thanks for the article on Daniel Morgan and your contributions on CMoMM.
It really does make you think of how much have the Police may have colluded with Politicians to obfuscate any incriminating material out of harms way in the provision of"Protecting the Public" in a secure society? Gives a new meaning,we need to hide this from them, to prevent Anarchy on the streets,if the public found out the Truth on what has been hidden for years?
The general public are treated like a "Mushroom Farm, where they are Fed on **it and kept in the dark" on a need to know basis!
It makes you wonder why a "Shadow Home Secretary, Andy Burnham" wants to become Mayor of Manchester,(no Offence intended) away from the protection of a relevant secure position in a new process as a Mayor, has he had enough of the B*llshit he has to feed to the public?
It really does make you think of how much have the Police may have colluded with Politicians to obfuscate any incriminating material out of harms way in the provision of"Protecting the Public" in a secure society? Gives a new meaning,we need to hide this from them, to prevent Anarchy on the streets,if the public found out the Truth on what has been hidden for years?
The general public are treated like a "Mushroom Farm, where they are Fed on **it and kept in the dark" on a need to know basis!
It makes you wonder why a "Shadow Home Secretary, Andy Burnham" wants to become Mayor of Manchester,(no Offence intended) away from the protection of a relevant secure position in a new process as a Mayor, has he had enough of the B*llshit he has to feed to the public?
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by Doug D 18.02.17 11:52
Daniel Morgan murder: Ex-detective wins damages from Met
17 February 2017 From the section London
A former Metropolitan Police detective has won damages against the force after he was unfairly accused of perverting the course of justice.
Sidney Fillery was accused of the crime following the murder of private detective Daniel Morgan, who was found with an axe in his head outside a London pub in 1987.
But the High Court ruled Mr Fillery was unfairly prosecuted on the evidence of a "doubtful witness".
Damages have yet to be agreed.
The judge, Mr Justice Mitting, threw out the claims of three other men accused of carrying out the murder of Mr Morgan - who was found dead in the pub car park.
Daniel Morgan, from Llanfrechfa, near Cwmbran, worked for a private investigations agency, Southern Investigations, during the 1980s.
He was killed after leaving the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, south-east London.
Mr Fillery's civil proceeding follows a series of failed police investigations into Mr Morgan's murder, which were dogged by allegations of police corruption.
Several investigations in 1990s and 2000s led to a prosecution being brought in 2011 against Mr Morgan's business partner, Jonathan Rees, and two brothers, Glenn and Gary Vian.
But the case collapsed and it emerged a senior police officer, Det Supt David Cook, had established improper contact with a witness and concealed it from prosecutors.
As a result, Mr Fillery and the three others claimed the Met had falsely and maliciously prosecuted them.
Mr Justice Mitting decided Det Supt Cook "deliberately withheld" details of his contact with the witness from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) - which decided to press charges.
He concluded this amounted to '"misfeasance in public office" but said it was the decision of the CPS as to whether to prosecute all four men, not the Met.
He added the prosecution would have gone ahead even if the evidence of the tainted witness had been left out.
But Mr Justice Mitting found Mr Fillery was prosecuted entirely on this witness's evidence, which made his prosecution unfair.
The Daniel Morgan case remains unsolved and is the subject of an independent Home Office inquiry
In a statement, Mr Morgan's brother Alistair said the case had "focussed simply on the conduct of David Cook."
"Whatever the conclusions of this judgement, we consider that it would be a travesty of justice if David Cook is allowed to become the scapegoat for the failures of the Metropolitan Police over the decades in failing to confront the police corruption that lay at the heart of this case," he added.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39006341
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And this little snippet is also doing the rounds:
Don’t know the outcome of this at the moment.
17 February 2017 From the section London
A former Metropolitan Police detective has won damages against the force after he was unfairly accused of perverting the course of justice.
Sidney Fillery was accused of the crime following the murder of private detective Daniel Morgan, who was found with an axe in his head outside a London pub in 1987.
But the High Court ruled Mr Fillery was unfairly prosecuted on the evidence of a "doubtful witness".
Damages have yet to be agreed.
The judge, Mr Justice Mitting, threw out the claims of three other men accused of carrying out the murder of Mr Morgan - who was found dead in the pub car park.
Daniel Morgan, from Llanfrechfa, near Cwmbran, worked for a private investigations agency, Southern Investigations, during the 1980s.
He was killed after leaving the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, south-east London.
Mr Fillery's civil proceeding follows a series of failed police investigations into Mr Morgan's murder, which were dogged by allegations of police corruption.
Several investigations in 1990s and 2000s led to a prosecution being brought in 2011 against Mr Morgan's business partner, Jonathan Rees, and two brothers, Glenn and Gary Vian.
But the case collapsed and it emerged a senior police officer, Det Supt David Cook, had established improper contact with a witness and concealed it from prosecutors.
As a result, Mr Fillery and the three others claimed the Met had falsely and maliciously prosecuted them.
Mr Justice Mitting decided Det Supt Cook "deliberately withheld" details of his contact with the witness from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) - which decided to press charges.
He concluded this amounted to '"misfeasance in public office" but said it was the decision of the CPS as to whether to prosecute all four men, not the Met.
He added the prosecution would have gone ahead even if the evidence of the tainted witness had been left out.
But Mr Justice Mitting found Mr Fillery was prosecuted entirely on this witness's evidence, which made his prosecution unfair.
The Daniel Morgan case remains unsolved and is the subject of an independent Home Office inquiry
In a statement, Mr Morgan's brother Alistair said the case had "focussed simply on the conduct of David Cook."
"Whatever the conclusions of this judgement, we consider that it would be a travesty of justice if David Cook is allowed to become the scapegoat for the failures of the Metropolitan Police over the decades in failing to confront the police corruption that lay at the heart of this case," he added.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39006341
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Don’t know the outcome of this at the moment.
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by willowthewisp 18.02.17 13:39
Hi DougD,thanks for the article,Mr fillery is just one more person to be compensated by the tax payer,via the Metropolitan Police service on the unsolved death of Mr Daniel Morgan. In fact,it is reported that over £600 Million pounds has been lost to the UK tax payer in failed Court Trails based on the Metropolitan Police Service evidence submitted to the CPS on previous Murder Trails,the Home Office is yet to conclude on an investigation ordered by Prime Minister Theresa May on the Daniel Morgan unsolved Murder,when she was at the Home Office?
Perhaps the public should ask for a"Public Inquiry"into the failings of the Metropolitan Police Service with regard to missing Police evidence and the amount of "Police Officers"failing in their Oaths to protect the public,which is the main part of their Duties isn't it?
Perhaps the public should ask for a"Public Inquiry"into the failings of the Metropolitan Police Service with regard to missing Police evidence and the amount of "Police Officers"failing in their Oaths to protect the public,which is the main part of their Duties isn't it?
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Re: Daniel Morgan murder: Appeal for new information
by Tony Bennett 18.02.17 14:35
SID FILLERY...GUILTY. (BBC News, 25 October 2003):Doug D wrote:.........................................
And this little snippet is also doing the rounds:
Don’t know the outcome of this at the moment.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/3211821.stm
He pleaded 'Guilty'.
Is it not the case that Operation Ore (the Jim Gamble project) was running from 2001 to 2003/4?
I wonder if Fillery was one of those caught by Ore?
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Daniel Morgan-Sid Fillery,NotW.
by willowthewisp 20.02.17 13:45
So here we have a further connection,Alex Marunchak,Editor of the Irish NotW,Greg Miskew,Sid Fillery and Southern Group investigations,Jonathon Rees,who obtained payments from the NotW of stories printed in that news paper?willowthewisp wrote:Do not forget the Metropolitan Police are moving to new headquarters and have received £600 million pounds for their old building!
Now do not forget to properly index the "Important Files Boys and Girls" as we do not wish to lose the paper trails on future important investigations into alleged Police malpractices, as has happened in the past??
The rather fragrant Lord Stevens, how dare you accuse this man of wrong doing with regard to Official Police conduct, Daniel Morgan, Stephen Lawrence Murders and under cover officers, he investigated the Death of Diana Windsor(nee Spencer) related to the Rothechilds Family you know?
Doctor in Ambulance"Where is the nearest hospital"(driver) I do not know but I will have to take it easy as we have a seriously injured person with life threatening injuries sustained in the accident, nearest Hospital 10 minutes away, but they arrived at their chosen Hospital over an hour later and treated her outside the premises for a further 15 minutes before delivering her for treatment?
Oh you conspiracy theorist are at it again!?
Interesting how one Kenneth Noye's name is associated with Brinks Mat Bullion job, then crops up in the Stephen Lawrence and Daniel Morgan murders and alleged Police malpractices, plus apparent Police suicides on corruption charges to save the forces name?
Then throw into the mix this little lot,Leveson Inquiry,Metropolitan Police Commissioners(Notw),Rebekah Brooks,Andy Coulson and one Former Prime Minister David Cameron,you begin to unravel a very dubious connection to one proprietor,good old Rupert Murdoch and what is the saying,"All leads to Rome". Have the Metropolitan Police been complicit to well known under world figures over unsolved Murders,with connections to Robberies of consignments of Gold?
PS,Sid Fillery left the Metropolitan Police Force to become a "Partner"in Southern Group Investigations,where Daniel Morgan was a former partner of Jonathon Rees,until being found Murdered in his car in a public house car park in Sydenham,London or was this just a coincidence?
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by plebgate 20.02.17 13:53
£260,000 per annum pension. Nice little earner - no need to look for any vacancies in our supermarkets some pensioners are being forced to work in until THEY DROP.willowthewisp wrote:Sir Bernard must be looking forward to an early retirement, do you think he will have enough to survive on out of his pension per annum £260,000 minus tax of course, ker ching!
Clarence may offer him a PR role in his new firm?
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Re: Daniel Morgan murder: Appeal for new information
by Doug D 19.05.21 12:47
Daniel Morgan: Delay to report on axe murder 'kick in teeth'
Published 1 hour ago
The family of Daniel Morgan has criticised a Home Office decision to review a report into his unsolved murder before it can be made public.
The private investigator was killed with an axe in a pub car park in south London in 1987.
The panel investigating the case was due to publish its report on Monday, but government lawyers will now examine it first, due to "national security".
Mr Morgan's family called the delay "an outrage" and a "kick in the teeth".
The panel chairperson, Baroness O'Loan, said the Home Office review was "unnecessary and not consistent with the panel's independence".
A Home Office spokesperson said the home secretary had a duty to ensure the report complied with "human rights and national security considerations".
"This has nothing to do with the independence of the report and the Home Office is not seeking to make edits to it," the spokesperson added.
'Betrays her ignorance'
Mr Morgan, from Monmouthshire, was found dead in Sydenham in March 1987.
His family has always maintained he was on the cusp of exposing police corruption.
Although he had not been stripped of his valuables, notes he was earlier seen writing in the pub had been ripped from his trouser pocket.
There have been five separate failed investigations into Mr Morgan's murder - all plagued by allegations of police corruption and links between police, private investigators and tabloid journalists.
In 2011 a trial was abandoned, and two years later the government commissioned an inquiry into the murder.
Then Home Secretary Theresa May, who set up the inquiry panel, described Mr Morgan's death as "one of the country's most notorious unsolved murders".
The panel's remit was to "shine a light on the circumstances of Daniel Morgan's murder, its background and the handling of the case over the whole period since March 1987".
Mr Morgan's family criticised Home Secretary Priti Patel's "unnecessary" decision to delay publication.
In a statement, it said of the intervention: "It is an outrage which betrays her ignorance - and the ignorance of those advising her - with regard to her powers in law and the panel's terms of reference.
"It also reveals a disturbing disregard for the public interest in safeguarding the independence of the panel and its report."
The statement added: "For us, as the family of Daniel Morgan, the home secretary's belated and unwarranted interference in this process is simply unacceptable."
The family called on Ms Patel to "try to understand... the need for sensitivity and basic human decency in the exercise of her powers, mindful of the unending distress she is causing to each and every member of our family".
'Police corruption'
The family's lawyer Raju Bhatt said the family had "every reason to be suspicious about the motives behind this very belated and completely unwarranted intervention".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he added that there was "every reason to believe that police corruption was at the heart of this ordeal the family have faced".
Mr Morgan's brother Alastair said the family was looking to the panel to defend itself from Home Office interference.
He wrote on Twitter: "We're now looking to the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel to defend their independence and fend off this unwarranted intervention from the home secretary.
"We're very hopeful that they will."
On Tuesday, the panel released a statement saying in the subsequent eight years there had been "no mention" of any need to review the report before publication.
It also provided details of how both national security and human rights legislation had been adhered to during the investigation.
The panel was originally told the home secretary would be unable to table the report in Parliament on 17 May, as planned, because of delays caused by the Duke of Edinburgh's death and local elections.
A new date of 24 May was set, but the Home Office has said before a publication date can be agreed checks must be made.
A spokesperson said: "As soon as we receive the report, we can begin those checks and agree a publication date."
The spokesperson added Ms Patel hoped to meet Mr Morgan's family to "discuss the report and its findings in person".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57165909
Published 1 hour ago
The family of Daniel Morgan has criticised a Home Office decision to review a report into his unsolved murder before it can be made public.
The private investigator was killed with an axe in a pub car park in south London in 1987.
The panel investigating the case was due to publish its report on Monday, but government lawyers will now examine it first, due to "national security".
Mr Morgan's family called the delay "an outrage" and a "kick in the teeth".
The panel chairperson, Baroness O'Loan, said the Home Office review was "unnecessary and not consistent with the panel's independence".
A Home Office spokesperson said the home secretary had a duty to ensure the report complied with "human rights and national security considerations".
"This has nothing to do with the independence of the report and the Home Office is not seeking to make edits to it," the spokesperson added.
'Betrays her ignorance'
Mr Morgan, from Monmouthshire, was found dead in Sydenham in March 1987.
His family has always maintained he was on the cusp of exposing police corruption.
Although he had not been stripped of his valuables, notes he was earlier seen writing in the pub had been ripped from his trouser pocket.
There have been five separate failed investigations into Mr Morgan's murder - all plagued by allegations of police corruption and links between police, private investigators and tabloid journalists.
In 2011 a trial was abandoned, and two years later the government commissioned an inquiry into the murder.
Then Home Secretary Theresa May, who set up the inquiry panel, described Mr Morgan's death as "one of the country's most notorious unsolved murders".
The panel's remit was to "shine a light on the circumstances of Daniel Morgan's murder, its background and the handling of the case over the whole period since March 1987".
Mr Morgan's family criticised Home Secretary Priti Patel's "unnecessary" decision to delay publication.
In a statement, it said of the intervention: "It is an outrage which betrays her ignorance - and the ignorance of those advising her - with regard to her powers in law and the panel's terms of reference.
"It also reveals a disturbing disregard for the public interest in safeguarding the independence of the panel and its report."
The statement added: "For us, as the family of Daniel Morgan, the home secretary's belated and unwarranted interference in this process is simply unacceptable."
The family called on Ms Patel to "try to understand... the need for sensitivity and basic human decency in the exercise of her powers, mindful of the unending distress she is causing to each and every member of our family".
'Police corruption'
The family's lawyer Raju Bhatt said the family had "every reason to be suspicious about the motives behind this very belated and completely unwarranted intervention".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he added that there was "every reason to believe that police corruption was at the heart of this ordeal the family have faced".
Mr Morgan's brother Alastair said the family was looking to the panel to defend itself from Home Office interference.
He wrote on Twitter: "We're now looking to the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel to defend their independence and fend off this unwarranted intervention from the home secretary.
"We're very hopeful that they will."
On Tuesday, the panel released a statement saying in the subsequent eight years there had been "no mention" of any need to review the report before publication.
It also provided details of how both national security and human rights legislation had been adhered to during the investigation.
The panel was originally told the home secretary would be unable to table the report in Parliament on 17 May, as planned, because of delays caused by the Duke of Edinburgh's death and local elections.
A new date of 24 May was set, but the Home Office has said before a publication date can be agreed checks must be made.
A spokesperson said: "As soon as we receive the report, we can begin those checks and agree a publication date."
The spokesperson added Ms Patel hoped to meet Mr Morgan's family to "discuss the report and its findings in person".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57165909
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Daniel Morgan murder: panel refuses to hand over report
Priti Patel demanded that findings be handed over prior to publication
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Wed 19 May 2021 20.02 BST
The independent panel investigating the Daniel Morgan scandal is refusing the home secretary’s demands to hand over its report before it can be published, as senior police sources say nothing in the case affects national security.
Priti Patel provoked fury on Tuesday by demanding the findings be handed over for review prior to publication, angering both the Morgan family and members of the panel conducting the inquiry.
Patel cited the need to consider national security and human rights obligations before making the report public.
But one source with close knowledge of the five Metropolitan police inquiries into the case and the documents involved, said: “There are no national security issues involved. There are national embarrassment issues.”
The row has delayed publication of the report, which was due next Monday, eight years after the inquiry was set up.
The report, which runs to more than 1,000 pages, was already at the printers when the Home Office intervened.
Morgan, a private investigator, was murdered in March 1987 in south London, with no one convicted for his murderand the Metropolitan police accepting corruption blighted the case. Morgan’s family also believe Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has questions to answer.
On Wednesday night the panel, chaired by Lady Nuala O’Loan, and Home Office officials were discussing the standoff.
Raju Bhatt, solicitor for the Morgan family, told the Guardian that the panel should stand firm, and the home secretary should back down to end the “torture” of the Morgan family and their 34-year quest for answers. He said the panel should consider court action.
Bhatt said the government had been complicit in police failures: “The failure is not just the police, the Home Office is complicit in these failures.
“We are suspicious about the motives for the home secretary’s unwarranted and late intervention. The family look to the panel to stand up to the home secretary and defend its independence and integrity.
“If I was advising the panel I would be pointing the panel to the high court if the home secretary does not see sense.”
The Guardian understands the Met did not ask for any special review to be undertaken by the government. And the panel believes the home secretary’s demands were not part of their agreement. It fears that their independence may be compromised.
However, the Home Office pointed to one part of the panel’s terms of reference which, it said, allows it to see the report before agreeing to its publication, and make changes as it sees fit.
The relevant section says: “The independent panel will present its final Report to the home secretary, who will make arrangements for its publication to parliament.”
A government source said: “Before the home secretary lays it before parliament she has to satisfy herself as to her statutory duties.
“Those relate to national security considerations and that it complies with human rights obligations such as the right to life (article 2) and the right to privacy (article 8).”
Labour’s home affairs spokesperson, Nick Thomas-Symonds, said: “There’s no doubt this is an incredibly important and sensitive report. However, given the Home Office ordered this report in 2013, ministers have had years to plan for its publication, whilst the family has been waiting in anguish. It’s deeply disappointing that there has been a delay at the last moment, and the family deserve answers for this. Any remaining work needs to be completed without delay.”
The panel’s wide ranging inquiry was ordered in 2013 by then home secretary, Theresa May.
It was tasked to look at “police involvement in the murder; the role played by police corruption in protecting those responsible for the murder … and the failure to confront that corruption”.
The panel also investigated “the incidence of connections between private investigators, police officers and journalists at the former News of the World and other parts of the media, and alleged corruption involved in the linkages between them”.
The standoff means no date has been set for its publication.
The Home Office insists there is nothing sinister in its motives for wanting to see the report ahead of publication so it can review it.
“As soon as we receive the report, we can begin those checks and agree a publication date,” a spokesman said.
“The home secretary fully supports the family-first approach and is hoping to meet them to discuss the report and its findings in person.”
On Tuesday, Morgan’s family said the report’s delay was a “kick in the teeth” and served only to “betray and undermine the very purpose of the panel”.
In a statement, they added: “The home secretary’s intervention is not only unnecessary and inconsistent with the panel’s independence.
“It is an outrage which betrays her ignorance – and the ignorance of those advising her – with regard to her powers in law and the panel’s terms of reference.
“It also reveals a disturbing disregard for the public interest in safeguarding the independence of the panel and its report.”
https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/19/daniel-morgan-panel-refuses-to-hand-over-report
Daniel Morgan murder: panel refuses to hand over report
Priti Patel demanded that findings be handed over prior to publication
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Wed 19 May 2021 20.02 BST
The independent panel investigating the Daniel Morgan scandal is refusing the home secretary’s demands to hand over its report before it can be published, as senior police sources say nothing in the case affects national security.
Priti Patel provoked fury on Tuesday by demanding the findings be handed over for review prior to publication, angering both the Morgan family and members of the panel conducting the inquiry.
Patel cited the need to consider national security and human rights obligations before making the report public.
But one source with close knowledge of the five Metropolitan police inquiries into the case and the documents involved, said: “There are no national security issues involved. There are national embarrassment issues.”
The row has delayed publication of the report, which was due next Monday, eight years after the inquiry was set up.
The report, which runs to more than 1,000 pages, was already at the printers when the Home Office intervened.
Morgan, a private investigator, was murdered in March 1987 in south London, with no one convicted for his murderand the Metropolitan police accepting corruption blighted the case. Morgan’s family also believe Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has questions to answer.
On Wednesday night the panel, chaired by Lady Nuala O’Loan, and Home Office officials were discussing the standoff.
Raju Bhatt, solicitor for the Morgan family, told the Guardian that the panel should stand firm, and the home secretary should back down to end the “torture” of the Morgan family and their 34-year quest for answers. He said the panel should consider court action.
Bhatt said the government had been complicit in police failures: “The failure is not just the police, the Home Office is complicit in these failures.
“We are suspicious about the motives for the home secretary’s unwarranted and late intervention. The family look to the panel to stand up to the home secretary and defend its independence and integrity.
“If I was advising the panel I would be pointing the panel to the high court if the home secretary does not see sense.”
The Guardian understands the Met did not ask for any special review to be undertaken by the government. And the panel believes the home secretary’s demands were not part of their agreement. It fears that their independence may be compromised.
However, the Home Office pointed to one part of the panel’s terms of reference which, it said, allows it to see the report before agreeing to its publication, and make changes as it sees fit.
The relevant section says: “The independent panel will present its final Report to the home secretary, who will make arrangements for its publication to parliament.”
A government source said: “Before the home secretary lays it before parliament she has to satisfy herself as to her statutory duties.
“Those relate to national security considerations and that it complies with human rights obligations such as the right to life (article 2) and the right to privacy (article 8).”
Labour’s home affairs spokesperson, Nick Thomas-Symonds, said: “There’s no doubt this is an incredibly important and sensitive report. However, given the Home Office ordered this report in 2013, ministers have had years to plan for its publication, whilst the family has been waiting in anguish. It’s deeply disappointing that there has been a delay at the last moment, and the family deserve answers for this. Any remaining work needs to be completed without delay.”
The panel’s wide ranging inquiry was ordered in 2013 by then home secretary, Theresa May.
It was tasked to look at “police involvement in the murder; the role played by police corruption in protecting those responsible for the murder … and the failure to confront that corruption”.
The panel also investigated “the incidence of connections between private investigators, police officers and journalists at the former News of the World and other parts of the media, and alleged corruption involved in the linkages between them”.
The standoff means no date has been set for its publication.
The Home Office insists there is nothing sinister in its motives for wanting to see the report ahead of publication so it can review it.
“As soon as we receive the report, we can begin those checks and agree a publication date,” a spokesman said.
“The home secretary fully supports the family-first approach and is hoping to meet them to discuss the report and its findings in person.”
On Tuesday, Morgan’s family said the report’s delay was a “kick in the teeth” and served only to “betray and undermine the very purpose of the panel”.
In a statement, they added: “The home secretary’s intervention is not only unnecessary and inconsistent with the panel’s independence.
“It is an outrage which betrays her ignorance – and the ignorance of those advising her – with regard to her powers in law and the panel’s terms of reference.
“It also reveals a disturbing disregard for the public interest in safeguarding the independence of the panel and its report.”
https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/19/daniel-morgan-panel-refuses-to-hand-over-report
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Daniel Morgan case: 'I don't accept Met apology over my dad's murder'
By Sanchia Berg
BBC News
Published 2 hours ago
Last week the Metropolitan Police was labelled "institutionally corrupt" in its handling of the killing of Daniel Morgan - Britain's most-investigated, unsolved murder. After five separate police inquiries, spanning more than two decades, Mr Morgan's son has said he does not accept their apology.
"My dad had an axe embedded in his skull and was left for dead in a murder that was meant to look like a robbery that was actually an execution. That's quite a hard thing to come to terms with really."
Daniel Morgan was only four when his father - also called Daniel - was killed in the car park of the Golden Lion pub, in Sydenham, south-east London, aged 37.
So now he's almost the same age, and has a young son of his own.
Daniel Morgan: Five investigations, not one conviction
Daniel Morgan: Met accused of 'form of corruption'
Timeline: Daniel Morgan axe murder
He has clear memories of his father: playing with him, doing puzzles.
He recalls his father, who was from Cwmbran in south Wales, teasing him by telling him traditional stories like the three little pigs, but getting the story wrong, so he would have to correct him.
For the last 34 years his uncle Alastair Morgan has been the main voice for the family's campaign for justice, but now Daniel Morgan has decided to speak out too.
Mr Morgan said he was angry with the Metropolitan Police's response to the Independent Panel report.
It found the force was corrupt in the way it concealed or denied its failings over the unsolved murder.
The Met has apologised to the family.
Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said she acknowledged "the extraordinary resilience and determination of Daniel Morgan's family in their pursuit of the truth and for the conviction of those responsible for his murder".
Mr Morgan said he did not accept that apology.
"I think we've heard enough apologies," he told the BBC.
"What they've said doesn't give us grounds for confidence that they can approach the follow-up work that's clearly required from a document with such gravity."
The responses so far from the Met have made him angry.
They had not accepted the panel's key findings of "institutional corruption", he said.
Mr Morgan said another body, either the Home Office or the mayor of London, should take responsibility for ensuring change in the Met.
After the first inquiry in 1987, there were no charges brought, despite the Morgan family repeatedly pushing for new investigations.
There have been six inquiries in all, according to the police account, but no-one was ever convicted.
A planned trial collapsed in 2011, after a judge ruled so-called supergrass evidence could not be used in the case.
The panel's report is 1,200 pages long and makes multiple recommendations.
Dame Cressida said she would "take the necessary time to consider it and the associated recommendations in their entirety".
Mr Morgan said everyone should read the panel's report - especially the chapters on corruption and the panel's dealings with the police. The panel had to "fight, fight, fight" to get information, he said.
"It's a personal tragedy for us and a national shame," he said.
"It's difficult to feel proud of being a Londoner when the people who protect us have failed, and are allowed to fail and there's no consequence for those failings."
Independent inquiry
The family called for a public inquiry, and in 2013 then-Home Secretary Theresa May set up the independent panel.
Its job was to look at the circumstances of Daniel's death, and explore the part played by police corruption and the failure to confront it.
In 2011, the Met admitted that corruption had hampered the first inquiry. The panel said there had been a refusal to confront or investigate that corruption.
Home Secretary Priti Patel has requested a detailed response to the report from the Met.
She also asked Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to consider how best it can look into the issues raised.
Anonymity
Mr Morgan said he believed a culture change was needed.
He has called on the commissioner to consider her position, though he acknowledged key events in the case took place "before her time".
"A lot of this happened way before she was ever the commissioner but she is a continuation of the same culture, I'm afraid," he said.
"The culture of the Metropolitan Police is cancerous and I think the only way you get rid of cancer is you cut it out."
Mr Morgan added: "My son, I don't want his London to be wrapped up in these failings anymore."
So far, he has declined to have his photograph taken, or do a TV interview.
He still lives in the area where his father was murdered, occasionally passing through Sydenham station, just half a mile from the Golden Lion pub.
"I quite like a level of anonymity," he said.
"I want to be able to walk down the street tomorrow and for people not to feel sorry for me, to look at me and say, 'You're that guy whose dad was horrifically murdered.'
"Can you imagine what that would be like? Can you imagine?"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57533387
By Sanchia Berg
BBC News
Published 2 hours ago
Last week the Metropolitan Police was labelled "institutionally corrupt" in its handling of the killing of Daniel Morgan - Britain's most-investigated, unsolved murder. After five separate police inquiries, spanning more than two decades, Mr Morgan's son has said he does not accept their apology.
"My dad had an axe embedded in his skull and was left for dead in a murder that was meant to look like a robbery that was actually an execution. That's quite a hard thing to come to terms with really."
Daniel Morgan was only four when his father - also called Daniel - was killed in the car park of the Golden Lion pub, in Sydenham, south-east London, aged 37.
So now he's almost the same age, and has a young son of his own.
Daniel Morgan: Five investigations, not one conviction
Daniel Morgan: Met accused of 'form of corruption'
Timeline: Daniel Morgan axe murder
He has clear memories of his father: playing with him, doing puzzles.
He recalls his father, who was from Cwmbran in south Wales, teasing him by telling him traditional stories like the three little pigs, but getting the story wrong, so he would have to correct him.
For the last 34 years his uncle Alastair Morgan has been the main voice for the family's campaign for justice, but now Daniel Morgan has decided to speak out too.
Mr Morgan said he was angry with the Metropolitan Police's response to the Independent Panel report.
It found the force was corrupt in the way it concealed or denied its failings over the unsolved murder.
The Met has apologised to the family.
Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said she acknowledged "the extraordinary resilience and determination of Daniel Morgan's family in their pursuit of the truth and for the conviction of those responsible for his murder".
Mr Morgan said he did not accept that apology.
"I think we've heard enough apologies," he told the BBC.
"What they've said doesn't give us grounds for confidence that they can approach the follow-up work that's clearly required from a document with such gravity."
The responses so far from the Met have made him angry.
They had not accepted the panel's key findings of "institutional corruption", he said.
Mr Morgan said another body, either the Home Office or the mayor of London, should take responsibility for ensuring change in the Met.
After the first inquiry in 1987, there were no charges brought, despite the Morgan family repeatedly pushing for new investigations.
There have been six inquiries in all, according to the police account, but no-one was ever convicted.
A planned trial collapsed in 2011, after a judge ruled so-called supergrass evidence could not be used in the case.
The panel's report is 1,200 pages long and makes multiple recommendations.
Dame Cressida said she would "take the necessary time to consider it and the associated recommendations in their entirety".
Mr Morgan said everyone should read the panel's report - especially the chapters on corruption and the panel's dealings with the police. The panel had to "fight, fight, fight" to get information, he said.
"It's a personal tragedy for us and a national shame," he said.
"It's difficult to feel proud of being a Londoner when the people who protect us have failed, and are allowed to fail and there's no consequence for those failings."
Independent inquiry
The family called for a public inquiry, and in 2013 then-Home Secretary Theresa May set up the independent panel.
Its job was to look at the circumstances of Daniel's death, and explore the part played by police corruption and the failure to confront it.
In 2011, the Met admitted that corruption had hampered the first inquiry. The panel said there had been a refusal to confront or investigate that corruption.
Home Secretary Priti Patel has requested a detailed response to the report from the Met.
She also asked Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to consider how best it can look into the issues raised.
Anonymity
Mr Morgan said he believed a culture change was needed.
He has called on the commissioner to consider her position, though he acknowledged key events in the case took place "before her time".
"A lot of this happened way before she was ever the commissioner but she is a continuation of the same culture, I'm afraid," he said.
"The culture of the Metropolitan Police is cancerous and I think the only way you get rid of cancer is you cut it out."
Mr Morgan added: "My son, I don't want his London to be wrapped up in these failings anymore."
So far, he has declined to have his photograph taken, or do a TV interview.
He still lives in the area where his father was murdered, occasionally passing through Sydenham station, just half a mile from the Golden Lion pub.
"I quite like a level of anonymity," he said.
"I want to be able to walk down the street tomorrow and for people not to feel sorry for me, to look at me and say, 'You're that guy whose dad was horrifically murdered.'
"Can you imagine what that would be like? Can you imagine?"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57533387
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by PeterMac 30.06.21 7:17
for the FACTS, look to Private Eye
https://www.private-eye.co.uk/in-the-back
"The cops shopped
Daniel Morgan Murder , Issue 1550
POLICE and prosecutors investigating the axe murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan rejected a deal that would have led to at least one conviction, when one of the five prime suspects offered to confess to being the get-away driver.
The Eye has learnt that in 2009, James "Jimmy" Cook was willing to enter a plea deal over the murder in a south London pub car park in 1987. But his offer was turned down before the start of the murder trial of Cook, Jonathan Rees – Morgan's business partner – plus brothers Glenn and Garry Vian, and former police officer Sid Fillery.
The case proceeded on the evidence from three mentally unstable and mendacious supergrass witnesses. It collapsed spectacularly in March 2011 because of police misconduct, large scale non-disclosure and incompetence on an epic scale (see Eyes passim) – all laid bare in last week's withering independent report into the scandal.
'Institutionally corrupt'
The eight-year inquiry, headed by Baroness Nuala O'Loan, branded the Met "institutionally corrupt" and has left commissioner Dame Cressida Dick fighting for her job, amid criticism that she hampered the panel's access to crucial evidence. O'Loan said: "The Metropolitan Police placed the reputation of the organisation above the need for accountability and transparency. In so doing it compounded the suffering and trauma of the family."
The trial was meant to finally bring justice for Morgan's long-suffering family, ever since the initial botched murder investigation, when vital forensic and other evidence was lost forever, and which the Met belatedly admitted was down to bent officers protecting suspects. At Rees' and Morgan's detective agency, Southern Investigations, brown paper envelopes were regularly exchanged with crooked cops and newspaper hacks for information.
The inquiry confirmed Eye reports that DCS David Cook, the man running the last murder investigation, from 2002-2011, had coached, prompted or pressured supergrass witnesses, while at the same time hoping to profit from writing a blockbuster book about the case. It also revealed that the senior detective was simultaneously leaking to his co-author, a Sun journalist, vast amounts of highly confidential material from the Morgan and other investigations which could "jeopardise investigative work… endanger named individuals and significantly damage public trust".
Unauthorised contacts
Unaware of the leaks, police colleagues and prosecutors were aware, however, of the unreliability of the supergrass witnesses and of DCS David Cook's unauthorised contacts.
Gary Eaton was a minor criminal with major mental health issues, matched by a propensity to lie. James Ward was a convicted drug dealer hoping to reduce a lengthy sentence. Sally Ann Wood was a vulnerable woman escaping an abusive relationship who had been Jimmy Cook's lover from 1991 to 1998. Nevertheless, their testimony was preferred to the deal offered by Jimmy Cook, who was willing to admit that he drove to the Golden Lion pub expecting Morgan would be seriously hurt, but not murdered. He was prepared to plead to a serious but lesser offence. But lawyers told the family that would be letting Cook off too lightly.
During protracted pre-trial arguments, the trial judge ruled Eaton's prompted evidence inadmissible; Ward was dropped for lying about his violent history, and Wood was also withdrawn after it emerged that she had used the internet to falsely accuse Jimmy Cook of more than 30 other murders.
Plea deal
After the trial imploded, Morgan's sister Jane berated Nick Hilliard QC, the lead prosecutor, for not accepting the plea deal with Jimmy Cook. The family said Hilliard told them he could have got it "wrong". Both Hilliard, who is now a high court judge, and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have declined to respond to questions about the offer of a plea deal – which is only mentioned in passing in the inquiry report.
The inquiry does, however, criticise the CPS for claiming it was not in the public interest to prosecute DCS David Cook for misconduct in public office. His claim to be protecting the reputation of the police and acting in the public interest by publishing a book could be seen as "self-serving both in terms of seeking to clear his name and benefiting financially", said the report.
It also slams Met chiefs for a lack of candour and supervision, particularly the then assistant commissioner John Yates. "The way in which the investigation was run resulted in massive unnecessary costs, both human and financial," it said. The final bill is in the tens of millions. All the suspects except Jimmy Cook sued the Met for malicious prosecution and were awarded £500,000 in damages. Jimmy Cook aside, the others have always denied any involvement. The report concluded that Daniel Morgan's family had "suffered grievously", not only because of the Met's failure to bring his killers to justice, but because of the misinformation and denial of incompetence and venal behaviour. "Concealing or denying failings, for the sake of the organisation's public image, is dishonesty on the part of the organisation for reputational benefit and constitutes a form of institutional corruption."
Dick's denial
The panel made clear there was now little chance of ever bringing anyone to justice for the murder.
Baroness O'Loan was particularly scathing of commissioner Dick for obfuscation and delay in allowing the panel, which had not been given statutory powers, access to all the evidence. "At times our contact with the Met resembled police contact with litigants rather than with a body established by the Home Secretary to enquire into a case," the report said.
Dick's immediate denial that the force was institutionally corrupt has meanwhile dismayed the Morgan family, who believe they may have to sue the Met to obtain damages.
In 2014 Boris Johnson, then London mayor, agreed a £50,000 payment to the family in recognition of "the general social benefit brought about by their efforts in bringing to light the failings of the Met". Curious, then, that as prime minister, and after such a devastating indictment of Britain's biggest police force, Johnson now insists Dick retains his full confidence.
https://www.private-eye.co.uk/in-the-back
"The cops shopped
Daniel Morgan Murder , Issue 1550
POLICE and prosecutors investigating the axe murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan rejected a deal that would have led to at least one conviction, when one of the five prime suspects offered to confess to being the get-away driver.The Eye has learnt that in 2009, James "Jimmy" Cook was willing to enter a plea deal over the murder in a south London pub car park in 1987. But his offer was turned down before the start of the murder trial of Cook, Jonathan Rees – Morgan's business partner – plus brothers Glenn and Garry Vian, and former police officer Sid Fillery.
The case proceeded on the evidence from three mentally unstable and mendacious supergrass witnesses. It collapsed spectacularly in March 2011 because of police misconduct, large scale non-disclosure and incompetence on an epic scale (see Eyes passim) – all laid bare in last week's withering independent report into the scandal.
'Institutionally corrupt'
The eight-year inquiry, headed by Baroness Nuala O'Loan, branded the Met "institutionally corrupt" and has left commissioner Dame Cressida Dick fighting for her job, amid criticism that she hampered the panel's access to crucial evidence. O'Loan said: "The Metropolitan Police placed the reputation of the organisation above the need for accountability and transparency. In so doing it compounded the suffering and trauma of the family."
The trial was meant to finally bring justice for Morgan's long-suffering family, ever since the initial botched murder investigation, when vital forensic and other evidence was lost forever, and which the Met belatedly admitted was down to bent officers protecting suspects. At Rees' and Morgan's detective agency, Southern Investigations, brown paper envelopes were regularly exchanged with crooked cops and newspaper hacks for information.The inquiry confirmed Eye reports that DCS David Cook, the man running the last murder investigation, from 2002-2011, had coached, prompted or pressured supergrass witnesses, while at the same time hoping to profit from writing a blockbuster book about the case. It also revealed that the senior detective was simultaneously leaking to his co-author, a Sun journalist, vast amounts of highly confidential material from the Morgan and other investigations which could "jeopardise investigative work… endanger named individuals and significantly damage public trust".
Unauthorised contacts
Unaware of the leaks, police colleagues and prosecutors were aware, however, of the unreliability of the supergrass witnesses and of DCS David Cook's unauthorised contacts.
Gary Eaton was a minor criminal with major mental health issues, matched by a propensity to lie. James Ward was a convicted drug dealer hoping to reduce a lengthy sentence. Sally Ann Wood was a vulnerable woman escaping an abusive relationship who had been Jimmy Cook's lover from 1991 to 1998. Nevertheless, their testimony was preferred to the deal offered by Jimmy Cook, who was willing to admit that he drove to the Golden Lion pub expecting Morgan would be seriously hurt, but not murdered. He was prepared to plead to a serious but lesser offence. But lawyers told the family that would be letting Cook off too lightly.
During protracted pre-trial arguments, the trial judge ruled Eaton's prompted evidence inadmissible; Ward was dropped for lying about his violent history, and Wood was also withdrawn after it emerged that she had used the internet to falsely accuse Jimmy Cook of more than 30 other murders.
Plea deal
After the trial imploded, Morgan's sister Jane berated Nick Hilliard QC, the lead prosecutor, for not accepting the plea deal with Jimmy Cook. The family said Hilliard told them he could have got it "wrong". Both Hilliard, who is now a high court judge, and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have declined to respond to questions about the offer of a plea deal – which is only mentioned in passing in the inquiry report.
The inquiry does, however, criticise the CPS for claiming it was not in the public interest to prosecute DCS David Cook for misconduct in public office. His claim to be protecting the reputation of the police and acting in the public interest by publishing a book could be seen as "self-serving both in terms of seeking to clear his name and benefiting financially", said the report.
It also slams Met chiefs for a lack of candour and supervision, particularly the then assistant commissioner John Yates. "The way in which the investigation was run resulted in massive unnecessary costs, both human and financial," it said. The final bill is in the tens of millions. All the suspects except Jimmy Cook sued the Met for malicious prosecution and were awarded £500,000 in damages. Jimmy Cook aside, the others have always denied any involvement. The report concluded that Daniel Morgan's family had "suffered grievously", not only because of the Met's failure to bring his killers to justice, but because of the misinformation and denial of incompetence and venal behaviour. "Concealing or denying failings, for the sake of the organisation's public image, is dishonesty on the part of the organisation for reputational benefit and constitutes a form of institutional corruption."
Dick's denial
The panel made clear there was now little chance of ever bringing anyone to justice for the murder.
Baroness O'Loan was particularly scathing of commissioner Dick for obfuscation and delay in allowing the panel, which had not been given statutory powers, access to all the evidence. "At times our contact with the Met resembled police contact with litigants rather than with a body established by the Home Secretary to enquire into a case," the report said.
Dick's immediate denial that the force was institutionally corrupt has meanwhile dismayed the Morgan family, who believe they may have to sue the Met to obtain damages.
In 2014 Boris Johnson, then London mayor, agreed a £50,000 payment to the family in recognition of "the general social benefit brought about by their efforts in bringing to light the failings of the Met". Curious, then, that as prime minister, and after such a devastating indictment of Britain's biggest police force, Johnson now insists Dick retains his full confidence.
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