29 years after the stadium disaster at Hillsborough, the former chief of operations, stands in front of the court. Ex-COP David duck field must answer with four other men, among other things, negligent homicide.
29 years have passed since the Hillsborough disaster, however, the tragic incident has died, the 96 people, is still not completed. Since today’s Monday, a court should clarify in the North of England Preston, the extent to which the then chief of police is the fault of the course and extent of the disaster. There, the now 74-year-old David Crouch field must answer for negligent homicide. For years, he was not prosecuted because the investigation was set against him in 2000. After the Neuaufrollen of the Case, Hillsborough duck field had been accused in the past year, but still. In the hearing before the court, the former police officer pleaded not guilty.
Complete failure on the part of the police
In the case of the tragedy in 1989 at the Hillsborough stadium, Sheffield 95 people were in the crush of an overcrowded grandstand for spectators lost their lives, hundreds were injured. Another man died later from his injuries. Most of the victims were supporters of Liverpool FC, who at the time, on a neutral place in the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. Among other things, Crouch had a field out of an emergency exit opening, through the hundreds of Liverpool Fans through a narrow Tunnel on the already completely cluttered tribune flocked.
Much too late for the security forces in Sheffield, opened the gates – at the end of 96 Dead were to be mourned
The fences of the neighboring blocks and to the game field and it prevented the people to put on the lawn or adjacent stands in a security. They were crushed by the descendant of Fans, literally, to death. Nevertheless, the forces of law and order refused to open the gates to the playing field immediately. Later, after the Fans flocked in panic on the field, they were prevented from further advance, so as to have the jam to reduce.
The battle for belated justice
Directly after the disaster, and for decades afterwards, the blame for the Disaster had been pushed by the Fans in the shoes. An investigation Commission found two years ago that the police had the principal debt. In addition to Crouch field there are four additional men must be responsible for because of the tragedy and the subsequent cover-up in court. Also, the former managing Director of football club Sheffield Wednesday, Graham Mackrell, pleaded on Monday on the innocent. Him violation is accused of safety regulations at the stadium.
“Justice for the 96” for Years, Liverpool Fans and relatives fought in vain for justice
According to Hillsborough under the so-called Taylor-Commission examined, under the chairmanship of Lord Taylor of Gosforth the incident and subsequently released a report with 78 measures that should prevent similar disasters in the future. Among other things, the Taylor Report, for the abolition of standing places in England was responsible. In Liverpool, the victim and the members founded an Initiative to fight under the Slogan “Justice for the 96” up to the present day, the memory of the victims and will not accept that the dead are to be self-responsible for their own fates.