IPCC finds police honour lacking
Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 April 2008 21:32
The IPCC investigation into the murder of Banaz Mahmod has concluded that a Police Officer and Inspector will face a disciplinary hearing to "explain their actions" or rather continued inaction in protecting her. The full Ipcc report can be found after some searching on the Ipcc site, here's the link
http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/news/pr_020408_banaz_mahmod.htm
Press reaction to this has refreshed interest in the case and the issue of Honour Killings such as:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7326468.stm
However, beyond restating the facts and issuing some disciplinary warnings, will this result in changes to police attitudes and their effective working practices in responding to Honour Violence? We will be watching closely for the review that this case has stimulated and hope it will bring some change.
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