Former colleague of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher The man who was shot and killed outside the Libyan embassy 37 years ago hopes High court Acting on her unresolved killings will bring her “deserved” justice.
25-year-old Pc Fletcher was shot dead while overseeing a demonstration against the colonel Muammar Gaddafi Outside the Libyan People’s Office in St. James square In the center London April 17, 1984.
The 66-year-old retired police officer, John Murray, filed a civil claim of £1 against Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk, a former assistant to the former Libyan leader. In order to publish “complete evidence” about his friend’s death.
Mr. Murray’s lawyers had previously hoped to obtain key materials submitted in court for the first time confidential for national security reasons.
Before the three-day hearing in the Royal Court of London that began on Wednesday, Mr. Murray claimed that if he wins his case, it may lead the Crown Prosecutor’s Office to review its decision not to proceed with criminal prosecution.
He said: “I think that once the complete evidence is heard in a public court and made public, I think many people will be surprised.”
“Everyone knows about Yvonne Fletcher’s murder. What people don’t know, or may not understand, is what happened before and what happened afterwards. There is a true story in it.”
Mabrouk, who denied wrongdoing, was arrested in 2015 for the death of Pc Fletcher, but two years later, the Metropolitan Police Department stated that although detectives can identify the responsible person, they cannot bring charges.
This is because key evidence has been kept confidential to protect national security.
Allegedly, Mabrouk was inside the Libyan Embassy on April 17, 1984, when a gunman opened fire from inside the building, while anti-Gaddafi and supportive demonstrators gathered outside.
Mr. Murray from Chingford, east London, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He held her when his colleague was dying and promised that he would find her murderer.
“I can recall what happened that day in minutes. It is still very fresh in my heart. I have been thinking about it all the time,” he said.
“On the way to the hospital, I sat in the ambulance with her.
“She is still conscious, she is still alive,” he explained, adding that at that time he “promises” to find out who “did to her” and why.
Mr. Murray, who will testify at the hearing this week, said: “It took a lot of time and a lot of money to get here.
“This is something we shouldn’t do, because I do think criminal charges should be filed.
“What I have been striving for is to hear complete evidence before the judge and let the judge make a decision.
“This is what we want, we want justice at the end of the day.
“This is what she and all her supporters deserve.”
