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John Cooper QC says security services own already admitted whatever some might consider “serious, serious breaches belonging to duty”

John Cooper QC, representing single group made from bereaved families, told the president certain families contain confidence within male along with certain legal team within each investigation.

“Everyone shall understand who I hold for deed according up to any law,” said Sir John.

A QC mentioned whole families feared wanting to encourage “open disclosure wherever possible.”

“Entity is already clear (…) that a performance belonging to each security services was, according in order to some, poor as well as who ourselves are on of them bids in order to remain criticized nor challenged toward perform our privacy duties is somewhat ironic “stated Mr. Cooper.

Him mentioned man was surprised that each security services who had already recognized some failures “criticize us”.

Any QC said entity had already admitted which some may see like “serious grave breaches from theirs duty within both tracking as well as apprehending Salman Abedi as well as others.”

Therefore away, each confessions out of the security services hold stood “mind-boggling”.

Him stressed such MI5 would possess its legal representative present during the closed-door hearing.

“How come are they in that place toward ask questions? Surely the investigation lawyer may do something for them,” male declared.

He said “astoundingly” who MI5 revealed who him initial met Salman Abedi within December 2010. Negative details were provided on any “trace request” who had happened requested next to such time. a.

A QC said at that spot had been “not any disclosure” belonging to security services toward families for greater compared with some 12 months.

Him called MI5 per “damaged party,” whichever male mentioned meant yonder must seem “additional special representation” for families amid closed-door hearings.

Inside July 2014, Salman Abedi was clearly known toward a security services, but which was known toward the security services by certain era was “yet opaque”.

Him said it was “blatant” whatever Abdalraouf Abdalah was some contact with Salman Abedi, but whatever families feared a security services had not at all recognized him.

“Entity is clear from any material (…) such there were important contacts among Salman Abedi as well as Abdalah,” declared any QC.

Him pointed not in such there were 14 witnesses called during each closed-door session along with whatever families are denied access in order to details regarding them.