If there's a question of them being guilty of criminal acts, surely they should be arrested and tried, negating the need for their evidence at the inquest.
Villainous bastards.
That is why they want to delay things though (there are criminal investigations underway) and why inquests usually take place after the conclusion of criminal trials.
They can't have it both ways. You can't have an inquest quickly but then expect people to give evidence when they're undergoing criminal proceedings.
I reckon that if public opinion is strong enough, they might not be able to refuse for long
Precisely.
They can't have it both ways. You can't have an inquest quickly but then expect people to give evidence when they're undergoing criminal proceedings.
I feel really sorry for the elderly relatives of the 96; they must be desperate to see justice done before anything happens to themselves and they dont see people explaining their actions.
If this was rich and powerful people wronged then these coppers would be frog-marched into the dock with the help of a bit of prodding behind the scenes and the full force of the establishment kicking their arse into court. They're just ordinary people though, and they'll have a longer wait than they should have to endure.