Britain:The family of Jean Charles de Menezes called for Sir Ian Blair to resign as commissioner of the London Metropolitan police service (the Met), criticised the way the London police had defended the case, and claimed there were still many unanswered questions about the innocent man's death.
Erionaldo Da Silva, a close friend of the family, called for Sir Ian to consider his position. "What they did was completely wrong. He is the chief, the head of the police. He should go." Speaking outside court on behalf of the family, he continued: "Today is emotional for us here in London. I have spoken to Jean's mother, Maria, and she said nothing can bring Jean back, but she's at least pleased that the men and the women of the jury have found the Metropolitan police guilty of the charge.
"We remain determined to ensure that the full truth about Jean's death is made public and those responsible for his death are held accountable in a court of law.
"We are now awaiting a full and thorough inquest, where we as a family will finally be able to participate and seek answers to all our questions. We will not rest in our fight for justice."
Harriet Wistrich, solicitor for the family, said the police "descended to the gutter" during the case by trying to "smear" Mr De Menezes to shift blame away from the force.
Ms Wistrich claimed the defence had cynically manipulated photographs of Mr De Menezes and a terrorist suspect they were hunting to make the men appear more similar than they were.
"Any attempt to salvage the image of the Metropolitan police by those in senior positions publicly apologising for their errors has been undermined by the defence put forward," said Ms Wistrich. She said many questions remained unanswered. "In particular no evidence was heard from the officers responsible for shooting Jean Charles or from any of the civilian passengers who witnessed the shooting.
"And what of the shoot-to-kill policy itself? Questions must be asked of a firearms strategy that effectively became an unstoppable machine intent on extinguishing the life of an unarmed suspect."
After the verdict Asad Rehman, the De Menezes family campaign spokesman, called for further consideration over whether manslaughter charges could be brought.