PRESS STATEMENT – 5TH FEBRUARY 2024 – PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED ON BEHALF THE SHEKU BAYOH FAMILY – BY THEIR SOLICITOR AAMER ANWAR
Press Statement issued on behalf the Sheku Bayoh Family- by their solicitor Aamer Anwar:-
Today 8 ½ years after the death of Sheku Bayoh in custody we begin a critical chapter in the evidence, that will examine the role of the authorities tasked with investigating his death.
The cornerstone of any democracy is that our Police are accountable to the public they serve- the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner were entrusted with that duty. They stand accused of having operated in an unholy trinity with Crown Office and the Police.
The PIRC betrayed not only Sheku and his family, but they also betrayed justice and delivered an investigation riddled with institutional racism, incompetence, and total bias. They are not fit for purpose- and the family hope they are finally held to account.