article_snippet: The retired officer,  70, has already made a series of admissions about 'mistakes' David Duckenfield made, confessed that David Duckenfield lied in aftermath of disaster and apologised 'unreservedly' to fans' families.
article_snippet: Mr Menon said police records did not record Mr Duckenfielddeclaring a major incident, which would have triggered a disaster rescue plan by emergency services.
article_snippet: Mr Duckenfield insisted Mr Duckenfield had done so and there was an 'omission' in the records.
article_snippet: Rejecting claims that Rejecting was involved in 'building' South Yorkshire Police's case that drunken fans caused the disaster, the former policeman said: 'After the disaster I was marginalised and I took no part in anything like that at all.'
article_snippet: At an earlier hearing Mr Duckenfield told the jury Mr Duckenfield was a Freemason at the time of the accident, but said Mr Duckenfield hoped that was not a factor in Mr Duckenfield promotion to the position of chief superintendent.
article_snippet: Mr Duckenfield denied taking part in a 'cover-up' designed to divert blame from the police by ascribing the disaster to Liverpool fans' bad behaviour.
highlights_snippet: Former police chief confessed that Former police chief made 'mistakes' and lied in aftermath of disaster .
  
highlights_snippet: But Former police chief denied Former police chief mindset was focused on hooliganism rather than safety .
  