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lockdown Donating Member (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:17 PM
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70. "Leaks raise sharp questions about police tactics"
What is the role of the gold commander referred to in the document?

According to the documents, once surveillance officers believed they had identified Mr de Menezes as a terrorist, a gold commander was informed and special tactics were deployed.

That morning the gold commander was Commander Cressida Dick, who was monitoring the fast-moving developments. The gold commander in such a terrorist operation would not be directly involved in the investigation, to give as much critical distance as possible, as she would have to make a life and death decision.

The reason such a senior officer was in charge was because the police had developed special and controversial tactics, Operation Kratos, to deal with the terrorist threat.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,16132,1550669,00.html
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