The British Government apologized on Wednesday for Hillsborough disasterwhere on April 15, 1989, 97 people died due to an avalanche at this stadium in the city of Sheffield, and he promised that it would not happen again in the future.
He Ruled by Rishi Sunak has signed a letter in which it is committed to ensuring that no family will ever again suffer as the families of those affected by Hillsboroughwhich did not receive confirmation until decades later that the fault lay with how the police handled the situation and not with the fans, as was initially suspected.
However, despite this decision, the United Kingdom stopped the introduction of a law, called the “Hillsborough Law”, proposed by the families of those affected and which would have forced the introduction of a “duty of candor” in public offices . during investigations.
With the letter, what was introduced was a “duty of loyalty” only for police officers, to try to avoid what happened at Hillsborough, when Police ordered Liverpool fans to blamewhere the disaster was due to failures on the part of the police, ambulance service and the stadium itself.
With this new charter, the Government intends to promote a culture of “honesty and transparency” in the ranks of the police.
Rishi Sunak, British Prime Minister, He assured that “The families of Hillsborough have suffered many injustices.” “The loss of 97 lives, the blame on the fans and the inexcusable defense of the institution of public bodies. I am deeply saddened by what they went through,” the president added.
The Hillsborough disaster caused the death of 97 people due to an avalanche crowd at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in 1989.
Source: La Verdad
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