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Inquiry launched to 'uncover truth' behind bloody clashes at Orgreave miners' strike
ORGREAVE COKING PLANT, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, JUL 20 – The inquiry will investigate police tactics and government roles during the 1984 miners' strike, after 95 arrests and over 120 injuries in the Orgreave clash, officials said.
- In a statement this year, the Home Office announced a public inquiry launching in the autumn, probing the June 18, 1984 clashes at Orgreave Coking Plant, South Yorkshire.
- Pledged in Labour’s election manifesto, the statutory inquiry addresses one of policing’s most controversial episodes over 40 years past, after all riot charges against 95 picketers were dropped.
- The inquiry, statutory with powers to compel evidence, will be chaired by the Rt Revd Dr Pete Wilcox, and formal consultations on its terms have begun with the Home Secretary.
- South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard called it a pivotal step towards justice, with Kate Flannery hailing the inquiry as `really positive news` and Chris Kitchen deeming it `hugely welcome`.
- With evidence embargoed until 2066 and 2071, Rt Revd Dr Pete Wilcox plans to engage stakeholders in coming weeks to set terms and find experts, and OTJC seeks to identify who ordered police deployments.
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