The concerns about the strange death of Reggae Star Smiley Culture (David Emmanuel), who died on March 15, aged 48, allegedly from self-inflicted stab wounds during a police drugs raid have not gone away. We are told that this was a serious drugs raid and that Smiley was facing serious drug charges but this was a person with NO criminal conviction for drugs and the only witnesses were the four policemen in his home with him. The questions are not going away and his family and community want answers - This is not an isolated incident; no fewer than 104 black and ethnic minority people have died in police custody in the past 16 years. There has NEVER, I repeat NEVER been a conviction of a Police Officer for murder in relation to a death in Police Custody in England.
Scotland Yard
The campaign for Justice for Smiley Culture is keeping up the pressure for real answers with a demonstration next Saturday.
Saturday 16 April, Assemble 12 noon
Southbank Club, 124-130 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2DL.
The Campaign for Justice for Smiley Culture has called a demonstration to New Scotland Yard on Saturday, 16 April. It has received massive support from communities around the country, and has the potential to be very big.
The families and supporters of many of those who have died in police custody will be marching. We should also bring along others who have suffered brutality at the hands of police, whether through racist stop and search or being beaten up on a student demonstration. United we can bring change.
Over the next week we can spread the word through our campaign and community groups. Let's make this a march that the police can't ignore.
Join the Facebook group for the Campaign for Justice for Smiley Culture.
www.facebook.com/Campaign4Justice4SmileyCulture
For the background to the unexplained death of Smiley Culture in Police Custody see;
http://daithaic.blogspot.com/2011/03/strange-case-of-smiley-culture.html
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