Police camera (in)action

The chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission said:

"We don't have CCTV footage of the incident."

"There is no CCTV footage – there were no cameras in the locations where he was assaulted."

The IPCC then explained

"Mr Hardwick said there was no available CCTV footage of the incident and we stand by that. Any footage that is available, whether taken by police or by the public, will be fully investigated as and when it becomes available."

The IPCC then clarified the position:

"There are cameras in the surrounding area."

The IPCC also pointed out that their investigators had pieced together Ian Tomlinson's last moments by piecing together "many hours of CCTV" - apparently without establishing the location of any cameras that might cover the places where he was last seen.

So that clears up that little misunderstanding. Nothing to see here, move along...

Good roundups of the latest in this sorry tale here and here, as well as in the Guardian here and here.