Sir Michael thus directed the jury to only give a verdict of lawful killing or an open verdict, releasing both officers and their commander from any blame, even though much new evidence had come to light, including multiple instances where they had attempted to cover up the crime.
One of the most shocking of these was of Officer “Owen” who deleted some of his notes a few days before the trial, saying:
"I have removed a line I believed was wrong and gave a totally false impression."
Luckily for his Commander, Cressida Dick, who was promoted even before this chilling murder investigation was even brought to court.
Meanwhile, on December 4th, the aggrieved relatives of Jean Charles protested against the jury ‘direction’ by standing up in court and removing their coats to reveal T-shirts printed with “UNLAWFUL KILLING VERDICT” and “YOUR LEGAL RIGHT TO DECIDE”, before being ejected.
A day later, on the 5th, Sir Michael told the jury to “ignore” the courtroom protest by the relatives of Jean Charles.
He stated that it was "wrong for anyone to try to put pressure on a jury and it should not have happened."
According to the Law Dictionary, http://dictionary.law.com :
Jury Tampering is :
n. the crime of attempting to influence a jury through any means other than presenting evidence and argument in court
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