Maybe they weren't blank after all

Do you recall the "blank" tapes from the platforms of the tube station? Apparently they weren't blank after all:

CCTV footage recovered from the scene of the shooting by police of Jean Charles de Menezes has proved to be "crucial" to the inquiry into his death, the inquiry head said tonight.

Nick Hardwick, chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), said he was confident his team now had all the relevant CCTV from Stockwell Tube Station and that there was "no reason" to believe any had been deliberately withheld.

However he said tonight that the delay between the shooting and the IPCC taking on the investigation had been a "cause for concern" that his organisation would have to address.

Is anyone else still feeling confused by all of this? Perhaps a better question might be "Does anyone still have any faith at all in London police statements?"

Hat tip to Samizdata.