LONDON (AP) — Twelve police officers would have faced gross misconduct proceedings for their failings during and after the 1989 Hillsborough stadium soccer tragedy, a long-running investigation has found.

In the latest development following Britain’s worst sports disaster which saw 97 people killed during a crush of Liverpool fans, a report — published on Tuesday — also upheld or found cases to answer for misconduct in 92 complaints about police actions.

However, the law at the time means no officers will face disciplinary proceedings because they had all retired before the investigation began in 2012.

“No one should be beaten by the passage of time,” said Steve Kelly, whose brother Michael was one of those who died at Hillsborough.

The disaster unfolded on April 15, 1989, when more th

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