"This is a fact-finding exercise. It is not a forum to determine culpability or compensation, still less to dispense punishment.”

Sir Michael Wright, QC the Coroner

"On 22nd July, 2005, we confidently believed that our systems of command, of surveillance and of firearms intervention were among the best in the world. However they failed in response to a previously unforeseen circumstance, suicide bombers on the run. No one set out that day with any intent to let a young man die.”

Sir Ian Blair former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, message on the Met's website

"We come from Brazil and it is very common for police to stop people there and even police carry a gun in Brazil. So it does not scare us, why would he be scared of the police without guns?"

Alex Pereira cousin of Jean Charles de Menezes

"I heard them say, 'This is definitely our man'."

Charlie 2 one of the firearms officers who shot Mr de Menezes

"There was no identification from grey [surveillance] team at any time."

Ken surveillance officer

“Some of the things that Mr de Menezes did in all innocence, the way he behaved, the way he came off the bus and on the bus, contributed to our assessment — my assessment of him as a bomber from the day before, and someone who might be intent on causing an explosion today. Finally, the thing I would say last is he had the great misfortune of entering the same Tube station that three of the bombers had entered the day before. So lots of things happened, any one of those you might describe as went wrong. If you ask me whether I think anybody did anything wrong or unreasonable on the operation, I don't think they did.”

Cressida Dick Deputy Assistant Commissioner

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