Copyright © Erkin Guney 2008-
Untouchables
Untouchables
Dirty Cops, Bent Justice and Racism in Scotland Yard
by Michael Gillard and Laurie Flynn
Untouchables: Dirty Cops, Bent Justice and Racism in Scotland Yard by Michael Gillard and Laurie Flynn (originally published by Cutting Edge Press, 2004; reprinted by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012; also available as a Kindle edition).
This book is the first expose of Scotland Yard in 30 years. It is the result of a
5 year investigation into Scotland Yard’s most secretive and powerful unit -
This book is the first expose of Scotland Yard in 30 years. It is the result of a
5 year investigation into the Yard's most secretive and powerful unit -
In 1993 the yard set up the ghost squad, an undercover anti-
But instead of thorough corruption investigations and prosecutions, there was corruption
management; instead of justice and accountability there were double standards and
the cover-
Based on thousands of official documents, which Scotland Yard hoped would never see the light of day, and hundreds of interviews, Untouchables is an integrity test on the most powerful police force in Britain.
For the first time, police whistleblowers speak out about the hidden failures and
cover-
Untouchables also reveals the secret history of corruption surrounding the biggest robbery in British history: the £26m Brinks Mat gold bullion heist, which on its 21st anniversary still dogs Scotland Yard.
After the Stephen Lawrence scandal, the Government promised a fully independent system
of investigating the police. Instead, the Home Office had stacked the new police
watchdog with retired law enforcement officers led by the former head of Scotland
Yard’s anti-
Untouchables exposes the New Labour sell-
You can read extracts from Chapter 22 Secret Justice.
You can read a Blog review of this book, anther Blog on the Guney case, and a review by Kevin Blowe (2012)
Here are three video clips about Erkin’s case and the Parliamentary book launch of Untouchables:
