United Kingdom: Jean Charles de Menezes: [Global letter-writing marathon 2006]

Index Number: EUR 45/020/2006
Date Published: 5 December 2006
Categories: Europe And Central Asia, UK

In July 2005, Jean Charles de Menezes was killed by officers of the Metropolitan Police Service on board an underground train in London. He was reportedly pinned down, and shot seven times in the head. Amnesty International is concerned that, as yet, there has been no full and public scrutiny of all the circumstances surrounding this fatal shooting; and that no criminal charges have been brought against any individuals in connection with his death.