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Officer who shot Chris Kaba did nothing wrong, colleague says

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Officer who shot Chris Kaba should never have been put on trial, former colleague tells BBC .

Martyn Blake , 40 , was cleared of murdering Mr Kaba , who was not carrying a gun.

The unnamed colleague said there was no evidence that Blake had done anything wrong.

Mr Blake 's former colleague said police officers are not above the law but incidents like these should not be dealt with in criminal courts.

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English

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45

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