- Reference: 2019/20761
- Question by: Peter Whittle
- Meeting date: 19 December 2019
On the afternoon of Friday 29 November, officers from the Metropolitan Police shot dead Usman Khan, who had stabbed two people to death on London Bridge. He had been released from prison after serving less than half of a 16-year sentence for serious terrorism offences. Three hours later, Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations Neil Basu stood outside New Scotland Yard and stated that he couldn't possibly speculate about the motives behind the attack. 1 Given that the police must have known within five minutes of killing him who Mr Khan was, how does Mr Basu’s statement make any rational sense...