Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs said: “The death of Sheku Bayoh was, and remains, a terrible tragedy and the chief constable fully supports the inquiry with an approach of absolute candour in order to provide answers for Sheku’s family and friends.
Police Scotland is taking court action over the way the Scottish Government is handling calls to extend the terms of reference of the inquiry into the death of a man in police custody.
“The chief constable has no desire to enter legal proceedings and has reluctantly applied for judicial review to ensure the process behind any extension of the inquiry’s terms of reference is lawful.”.
“Police Scotland has written to the Deputy First Minister to outline an unfair approach in the ongoing process in relation to the proposed extension to the inquiry’s terms of reference.
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has been urged to extend the terms of reference of the public inquiry, which is investigating the circumstances of the 31-year-old’s death and whether race was a factor.
