Police ask for probe into force's conduct at Battle of Orgreave

By Phil Turner
Published 19th Nov 2012, 09:28 BST
Updated 27th Dec 2016, 20:01 BST
SOUTH Yorkshire police are to be investigated for possible assault, perjury, perverting the course of justice and misconduct in a public office over the infamous “battle of Orgreave” during the 1984-85 miners’ strike.

SOUTH Yorkshire Police are to be investigated for possible assault, perjury, perverting the course of justice and misconduct in a public office over the infamous 'Battle of Orgreave' during the 1984-85 miners’ strike.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it had received a referral from South Yorkshire police itself, relating both to what happened at the Orgreave coking plant in Rotherham on June 18 1984 and a year later when 95 miners prosecuted for alleged riot and lawful assembly were all acquitted.

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South Yorkshire Police confirmed: “Following media reports about the handling of proceedings during the miners’ strike of 1985-85 and specifically after incidents at Orgreave, South Yorkshire police voluntarily referred matters to the IPCC.”