BRITAIN: Campaigners yesterday called for a report into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, who was gunned down by police in London six months ago, to be made public.
They also urged prosecutors to make a swift decision on whether to take action against officers following the independent investigation into the shooting.
The calls came as relatives gathered to commemorate the six-month anniversary of the killing outside Stockwell Tube station in south London.
It was there that, in the wake of the July attacks on the capital, he was shot seven times in the head by police who wrongly thought he was a suicide bomber.
On Thursday, the Independent Police Complaints Commission concluded its inquiry into the shooting and gave its report to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Scotland Yard was said to have initially resisted the inquiry, but Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has dismissed claims of a cover-up. Documents leaked to ITV News in August cast doubt on much of what was previously believed about the shooting and highlighted what Mr de Menezes's supporters claimed was a "catalogue of disasters".
Yesterday Asad Rehman, of the Justice 4 Jean family campaign, said: "We must make sure that the truth of that report is made public and that there is no cover-up about how and why Jean died." Mr Rehman also called for the CPS to make a decision on whether to prosecute by February 23rd.
Relatives had felt "kept in the dark" over the report although negotiations were now under way about briefing them about its findings, he said.
About 100 people attended the colourful street vigil, many of them members of the capital's Latin American community.
Musicians played Brazilian music and performed a song written for Mr de Menezes, who would have celebrated his 28th birthday earlier this month, before members of his family addressed the crowd.