After 36 years of fighting for justice, the families and friends of 97 people killed in the Hillsborough disaster have received the findings of a 14-year investigation by the police watchdog into police conduct over the tragedy.
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Twelve police officers, most of them senior, should have faced disciplinary cases of gross misconduct for failings related to the mass crush, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has ruled.
The watchdog found police officers sought to minimise the force’s responsibility and culpability by deflecting blame on to victims, Liverpool football club supporters.
In the inquiries that followed the crush, investigating police were also biased in trying to protect their colleagues, changing evidence and presenting conclusions which led to families describing the process as a police “cover-up”.
The IOPC said the 97 people killed, their families, survivors and all those deeply affected were: “repeatedly let down—before, during and after the horrific events of that day.”
“What they have had to endure over more than 36 years is a source of national shame.”
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