John Stalker
| John Stalker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 April 1939 Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Deputy Chief Constable, Manchester Author, TV personality |
| Known for | The Stalker Inquiry Television appearances |
John Stalker (born 17 April 1939) is a former Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, now residing in Lymm. He headed the Stalker Inquiry that investigated the shooting of suspected members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army in 1982. He has also had a television and literary career.
Stalker joined the Manchester City Police as a cadet in 1956. He joined the CID in 1961 and was promoted to the ranks of Detective Sergeant (1964), Detective Inspector (1968) and Detective Chief Inspector (1974). At age 38 he became the youngest Detective Chief Superintendent in Britain (1978). He attended the Senior Command Course at the Police Staff College, Bramshill in 1979. He was appointed Assistant Chief Constable of the Greater Manchester Police in 1980. A graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies, which saw him travel around the world studying terrorism and crime from an international perspective. During his career he served in the Serious Crime Squad, the Bomb Squad and the Drugs Squad.
He headed the eponymous Stalker Inquiry, an investigation into the shootings of suspected members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) by the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1983, and for his temporary suspension from duty and removal from the inquiry in 1986, based on false allegations. He was the subject of a British Parliamentary debate held on 22 November 1986, where the following allegations which led to his suspension were given:
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