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April 9, 2009

G20 protestor: evidence mounts against police

Millions, claim the Guardian, have now watched G20 protestor Ian Tomlinson get on the wrong side of the law.

Among those to have now watched the video are the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the Crown Prosecution Service, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson.

Not forgetting the territorial support group officer who stars in the film. Despite taking off his shoulder number and donning a balaclava, he’s now revealed his identity to managers.

The point at which he strikes Tomlinson, who tragically died shortly after being attacked, is now also revealed in new footage taken from a broken Channel 4 camera.

There is also new evidence to suggest that Tomlinson was attacked by police three times in total, the first of these an hour before his death.

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