Peter Boatman

Peter Boatman was a former British police officer who worked as a consultant to, amongst others, the Youth Justice Board. He was found dead, in a suspected suicide, in his home on 1 October 2010.[1]

His company, Pro-Tect Systems, was formerly the only authorised importer of Taser devices to Britain. The Sunday Times has claimed that he had a 50% stake in the company while creating the first British police training programme for their use.[2] Their license was revoked as a result of irregularities found during the investigation into the death of Raoul Moat.[3]

Boatman, had previously been lampooned by comedian and activist Mark Thomas, who described how Pro-Tect had breached new UK controls on torture equipment and brokerage.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Raoul Moat Taser company man 'kills himself'", BBC News, 1 October 2010
  2. ↑ "Policeman will profit from Tasers", The Sunday Times, 30 October 2005
  3. ↑ "Raoul Moat Taser firm licence 'revoked'", BBC News, 28 September 2010
  4. ↑ Thomas, Mark (2006). As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela (paperback). Ebury Publishing (Random House). pp. 287–288. ISBN 978-0-09-190922-2.


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