Press Release: Grand Chamber: Judgment: Armani da Silva v. the UK – investigation into fatal shooting in the London Underground

The European Court of Human Rights issued on the 30 March 2016 its judgement regarding the case of Application no. 5878/08: Armani Da Silva v. the United Kingdom - an investigation into fatal shooting in the London Underground of Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian national mistakenly
identified by the police as a suicide bomber, on the 22 July 2005.

In its judgment the European Court of Human Rights held, by 13 votes to four, that there had been: no violation of Article 2 (right to life – investigation) of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Jean Charles de Menezes' cousin Patricia da Silva Armani, said the family were 'deeply disappointed' by the ruling.

• Primary Source

BBC News, 30.03.16: Jean Charles de Menezes family loses European court fight http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35927775

EurActiv, 30.03.16: Europe court rejects call to prosecute London police over De Menezes shooting http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/european-court-rejects-call-to-prosecute-london-police-over-terror-shooting/

The Guardian, 30.03.16: Jean Charles de Menezes: family lose fight for police officers to be prosecuted http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/30/jean-charles-de-menezes-police-officers-shouldshould-not-be-prosecuted-echr

Politico, 30.03.16: European court backs UK over man shot dead on subway http://www.politico.eu/article/jean-charles-de-menezes-police-european-court-human-rights-backs-uk-over-man-shot-dead-on-subway-suicide-bomber/

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