Speakers include

Sukhdev Reel

Bell Rebeiro Addy MP

Dawn Butler MP

Jeremy Corbyn MP 

Baroness Shami Chakrabarti 

Preet Gill MP 

Suresh Grover 

Lord John Hendy 

David Lammy MP 

John McDonnell MP 

Virendra Sharma MP and others 

The death of young Asian student, Lakhvinder ‘Ricky’ Reel in 1997 Kingston, Surrey was a cruel and traumatic tragedy for his family. He was racially abused and attacked and as the evidence suggested ran for his life before ending up in the River Thames. There was also dismay and anger at how the police responded to the incident. Ricky’s family expected the case to be investigated thoroughly and without bias but they experienced a litany of police failures and stereotyping based on the colour of their skin. With the help of their supporters, they carried out their own searches, organised witness appeals and gathered CCTV footage. Despite police efforts to gain a verdict of ‘accidental death’ at the Coroner’s court, the jury delivered an ‘open’ verdict. The police even spied on the family using undercover officers to track their movements. 

Sadly, no person has been held to account for Ricky’s death or police failures. Now over 100,000 people have signed a change.org petition demanding a reinvestigation into his death. The family campaign will also be launching ‘Ricky Reel Day’ at this event as a means of keeping Ricky, and others still fighting for justice, in our thoughts. Join us to support the family’s quest for justice. 

To avoid disappointment, please register your attendance as soon as possible as spaces are limited. 

Organised by the Justice for Ricky Reel and supported by The Monitoring Group

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