Sir Mark Rowley has accused high-profile figures of risking undermining the British justice system over comments they made about Chris Kaba.
Met police chief Sir Mark said people with ‘huge influence’ had made unhelpful comments about the case in a thinly veiled rebuke aimed at Sadiq Khan.Sir Mark said that an ‘honest conversation’ needed to be had over criminals like Kaba who was shot dead by a police marksman in 2022.The marksman Sergeant Martin Blake was cleared by a jury in three hours, and later had a bounty put on him by Kaba’s notorious Brixton Hill-based 67 gang.He is now said to be in hiding fearing for his life and family.
Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott called for ‘justice’ and Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Labour’s MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill, supported Kaba’s parents.Sir Mark made comments at the annual Crimestoppers dinner in Westminster.He said: “I think some people need to be aware of the weight of their words and how their attitudes and actions can embolden those who work against the public.“Take the recent trial of Sergeant Martyn Blake for the shooting of Chris Kaba.
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