Kadi Johnson was addressing supporters gathered outside the inquiry venue in Edinburgh on Thursday.
Sheku Bayoh's sister has addressed supporters this morning, reassuring that "justice will prevail", as the inquiry into his death begins to explore whether race was a factor in his death.
Addressing supporters at a vigil outside the inquiry venue in Edinburgh on Thursday, Mr Bayoh’s sister Kadi Johnson said: “When my brother died in the hands of the police, we put our trust in the institution, as we should do. One after the other they failed us at every stage of the process. "As a nation, we need to demand all deaths in custody should be brought before the courts. We need new legislation to hold people accountable and responsible to prevent and stop institutional racism.”
Top news stories today The family’s lawyer Aamer Anwar told the vigil: “As a critical chapter began this week of examining the role of race in Sheku’s death, the Bayoh family after two years of evidence feel vindicated. They always knew that the Crown and the Pirc failed to investigate race. The failure to investigate racism has been repeatedly described by officials and lawyers in this inquiry as a missed opportunity. It was much, much more. It was deliberate.
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