Detective Testifies to Secret Meeting with Suspect in PC Sharon Beshenivsky Murder

Detective Superintendent Chula Rupasinha revealed in court that he met with his neighbor, Raza Aslam Ul-Haq, who was later charged with murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky. The two spoke anonymously for an hour in a car parked in a darkened alley three weeks after the shooting. Aslam allegedly provided information about one of the murder suspects, Mussaker Shah, who was hiding in Wales.

Key Takeaways:

• Det Supt Chula Rupasinha met with Raza Aslam Ul-Haq, a suspect in the PC Sharon Beshenivsky murder, and encouraged him to contact Crimestoppers anonymously.
• Aslam provided information about one of the murder suspects, Mussaker Shah, who was hiding in Wales.
• Rupasinha had 26 years of service with the Metropolitan Police and worked in Home Office Counter Terrorism and Special Operations on security duties.
• Aslam denied being part of the gang that carried out the robbery, but admitted to traveling in a convoy with six others to the scene.
• Five individuals, including Aslam, are charged with PC Beshenivsky's murder, and one has already plead guilty to related charges.
• The court heard that Aslam feared for his life from the gang and did not trust police to keep his identity anonymous.

Statistics:

• 26 years of service: length of time Det Supt Chula Rupasinha worked with the Metropolitan Police.
• 3 weeks: the time that had passed between the shooting and the secret meeting between Rupasinha and Aslam.
• 1 hour: the length of time Rupasinha and Aslam spoke anonymously in the car.
• 6: the number of others in the convoy that Aslam admitted to traveling with.

Sources:

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