Justice for Diarmuid O'Neill Campaign Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit source: "Bryan J. Cummings" 4/29/99 The following letter was received by the Justice For Diarmuid O'Neill Campaign concerning their "investigation" into the murder of Mr. O'Neill by London Metro Police. Following this is the Press Release from the Campaign in response. ----------------------------- Dear P. Philippou, Justice for Diarmuid O'Neill Campaign. Thank you for your letter dated 29 March 1999. The Crown Prosecution Service, having carefully considered the Report and accompanying material submitted on 20 November 1998 by the Complaints Investigation Bureau of the Metropolitan Police, have decided that there is insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for murder (or any other offence) against the police officer. Yours sincerely, R.E. Glenister LB2D Casework Directorate ----------------------------- PRESS RELEASE Re: Decision by the Crown Prosecution Service not to charge any police officer in relation to the shooting of Diarmuid O'Neill - 23 September 1996.. The Justice for Diarmuid O'Neill Campaign and the O'Neill family are angered that it has taken two and a half years for this point to be reached and for the decision to be made not to charge anyone. We are in disbelief that the PCA and CPS, given the evidence of the tape of the raid in which officer Kilo is instructed by a fellow police officer to "shoot the fucker" and the evidence of the post-mortem that clearly showed that Diarmuid was shot when he was seen and known to be unarmed repeatedly, including three times when he was falling as a result of one of the first three bullets piercing his spine. This coupled with the evidence that Diarmuid's head was stood upon when he was lying on the floor bleeding to death, that he was dragged down the stews of the house to the street and there denied medical treatment for 25 minutes, cannot honestly result in no further action. The campaign also questions the validity of the PCA investigation given that it was carried out by officers of the Metropolitan Police, the same force that carried out the shooting. However, we welcome the decision by the PCA to release their report to the public and feel that this decision is as a result of the immense depth of feeling in the Irish community and the family, friends and supporters of Diarmuid O'Neill. We call upon the West London Coroner to immediately set a date for the Inquest into Diarmuid