article_snippet: Defence barrister John Beggs QC asked Defence barrister John Beggs QC: 'It has been suggested by some of the barristers sitting in front of The retired chief superintendent from South Yorkshire Police there was some conspiracy to interfere with a fair collection of evidence.
article_snippet: Defence barrister John Beggs QC said: 'Did you know anything about it?'
article_snippet: Defence barrister John Beggs QC
article_snippet: asked: 'Did you at any stage even encourage any other police officer or police civilians to change Defence barrister John Beggs QC or Defence barrister John Beggs QC statement?'
article_snippet: Defence barrister John Beggs QC went on: 'Did you change the content of the statement that the jury know was made by you on or before May 3 1989?'
article_snippet: Defence barrister John Beggs QC said: 'Did anyone ever ask you to change your statement?'
article_snippet: Defence barrister John Beggs QC confirmed Defence barrister John Beggs QC had no role in the subsequent investigation by West Midlands Police into the tragedy and had no part either in the direction of the force's case at Lord Justice Taylor's inquiry.
article_snippet: Defence barrister John Beggs QC said it had been suggested by a number of barristers at the inquests that Mr Duckenfield alone should bear responsibility for the tragedy.
article_snippet: Defence barrister John Beggs QC asked: 'If supporters turned up later in 1989 than in 1988, for whatever reason, was that something with which you had any control?' '