{"id":7647,"date":"2015-08-12T14:51:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T14:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/08\/12\/a-fathers-wait-for-justice\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T14:30:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T14:30:48","slug":"a-fathers-wait-for-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2015\/08\/12\/a-fathers-wait-for-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"A Father\u2019s Wait for Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On the Fourth Anniversary of the Birmingham Riots \u2013 His Anguish Continues <\/h3>\n

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\nFour years after the 2011 riots, a Birmingham father has expressed his frustration over the lack of movement in his son\u2019s murder case. Talking exclusively to The Asian Today, who has created a petition to examine the police investigation of his son\u2019s murder, has said he has lost faith in the justice system. The 2011 Pride of Britain winner has now called on the Home Secretary, Theresa May, to look into the flawed court case of Haroon Jahan (19) and brothers Shahzad Ali (31) and Abdul Musavir (30) \u2013 who died during the 2011 Birmingham Riots. Eight men were charged with the murder, however were acquitted after the case collapsed due to police incompetence.<\/p>\n


\nTariq Jahan had been commended for stopping revenge attacks in the Winson Green area hours after his son died. \u201cBlack, white, Asians \u2013 we all live in the same community \u2026 step forward if you want to lose your son. Otherwise, calm down and go home \u2013 please.\u201d His words travelled the world as politicians, religious and community leaders heaped praised on him.<\/p>\n


\nHowever, four years later, the feeling of betrayal lingers inside of him. Mr Jahan said he watched as his son\u2019s murderers walked free but said he would continue the fight for justice. \u201cAs time goes on, people tend to forget. \u201cWhen my son died, I said to the press, \u2018A day from now, maybe two days from now, the whole world will forget and nobody will care,\u2019\u201d For me, it is trying to keep the story alive. It is about getting to the bottom of this and getting some justice and some accountability.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cAugust marks four years. For a parent, it is easy. You keep fighting for your child. Three men were killed on the streets of Birmingham. All the evidence was there. But because of a catalogue of errors by West Midlands Police and their CPS, on a high profile case like this, you get no justice.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI’ve lost faith in the justice system. My idea was that keep calm, we have a justice system. We will get justice and accountability. So many errors were made in this case, so much needs to come out.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI have a stack of awards; I would give all those back just to get justice. It is not right. People focus on me, but what about the other family? Mr Zafar Ali. Nobody has ever spoken about him. He is a father who has lost two sons. The emphasis is on me because I said something good in the beginning. What about the young kid that was born after his father died? Shahzad\u2019s son. His mother is bringing him on his own. That family had two working sons. They have no support now. Their father wants to know if he will see justice before he dies.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIf we get a public inquiry I want answers. I want accountability. In the sense that who made the mistakes?<\/p>\n


\n\u201cDuring the trial we felt like bystanders. We watched the CPS make mistakes. I had to watch video footage of my son being hit 12 times. They were hit at 67mph.<\/p>\n


\nThe 49-year-old recently met with Prince William who gave him his backing of setting up a public inquiry into the incident. \u201cAfter meeting Prince William, I do believe he will back my case. Four years after the incident and the momentum is really slow. We have to keep banging doors and keep waking people up to tell them. We won\u2019t put this to rest until we get accountability. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cAt the time, the CPS was charging those eight men with just murder. That did not make any sense to me. How do you charge eight men when there was only one person driving? You cannot convince the jury of that. At the end, when they were acquitted, the CPS did not make a statement.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe bottom line is that if this was to happen again would you expect their parents to come out and say that they have faith in the justice system?\u201d \n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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