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Excerpt from Grenfell Tower Inquiry Karim Mussilhy: Right now, right this second, this is how our families are being remembered. They're being remembered by a culture of neglect. Institutional inertia hiding behind a system that has failed We want the truth, not bureaucracy. We want light to be shone on what went wrong and who is responsible We do not want excuses, buck-passing, fancy technical arguments or any legal grey areas; we want an inquiry into the truth, the truth that people died because those in authority convinced themselves that they had done enough Mr. Richmond: Karim, can I just - I have to be very careful here, and I don't mean to interrupt you, but some of what you're about to say is for the evidential hearings I'm not going to stop you, I'm not going to stop you Mussilhy: Sure, sure Mr. Richmond: All right? Mussilhy: I think, with all due respect, we've been censored enough. It's our time. Whether you like it or not, you will have to listen Someone in the audience: Speak, brother! From Letras Mania