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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin and Nadine White

Police on trial for shooting suspects to be given anonymity after Chris Kaba marksman forced into hiding

Firearms officers are to be given anonymity in court, home secretary Yvette Cooper has announced - (PA Wire)

Police will be granted anonymity in court if they are charged over a fatal police shooting in measures announced in the wake of an outcry over the Chris Kaba murder trial.

Home secretary Yvette Cooper unveiled plans for firearms officers facing criminal proceedings over police shootings to be granted a presumption of anonymity up until the point of a conviction.

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