IPCC Channel Four injunction fails
Updated on 21 April 2009
An attempt to block Channel 4 News from broadcasting a report about the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protest in London has failed.
An attempt to block Channel 4 News from broadcasting a report about the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protest in London has failed.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission - which is questioning a police officer in connection with the death of Mr Tomlinson - sought an injunction preventing fresh pictures of events preceeding Mr Tomlinson's death from being broadcast.
Tonight a judge refused to grant an injunction, and C4 News and More 4 News intend to broadcast the item tomorrow.
The report from our Home Affairs Correspondent Simon Israel includes a frame-by-frame analysis of events leading up to the moment when Mr Tomlinson was struck at by a police officer and fell to the ground.
In its attempt to secure a court order preventing the broadcast of this report, the IPCC argued that the material could be prejudicial to its investigation.
ITN, which produces Channel 4 News, said tonight that 'this is a responsible piece of journalism that brings important new information into the public domain'.
