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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Joe Thomas

Concerns landmark Hillsborough report will be 'empathetic' towards police

Campaigners have expressed concern after suggestions a police watchdog investigation into Hillsborough and its aftermath would be “empathetic” to officers accused of wrongdoing.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct [IOPC] is compiling a landmark report focusing on more than 150 complaints - including police cover-up allegations.

But an organisation for retired officers sparked frustration with an update provided to its members following talks with the IOPC, which has since written to the group to provide "clarity".

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