THE head of the Metropolitan Police “guaranteed to act” if new information becomes available about the death of Cwmbran private detective Daniel Morgan.

Thirty-seven-year-old Mr Morgan, from Llanfrecha, was found in the car park of a London pub with an axe in his head. His killers have never been brought to justice and his family believe he was close to exposing police corruption at the time.

An independent panel was set up to look into the crime and appealed for new information on March 9.

Newport West MP Paul Flynn quizzed Met Police commissioner Sir Bernard during a meeting of the Home Office select committee on Tuesday, the 28th anniversary of Mr Morgan’s death, asking: “We know the case involved police corruption; that had been admitted freely at the time.

“Is there anything in the police history that would give some explanation to Daniel’s brother, Alastair Morgan, and the rest of the family as to why this terrible crime took place, and to bring to book the people responsible for it, both in the criminal world and in the police?”

Sir Bernard replied: “First of all, Mr Flynn, I know that you have campaigned on this for a while, and I agree with you – it’s a terrible state of affairs.

“That man’s been murdered; his murderer has not been convicted – well, discovered and convicted; and the police were involved in corruption around it. If any more information is made available, I guarantee that we will act on it.”

Operation Tiberius, commissioned in 2001, revealed more than 40 Met Police officers were working with gangs to help them escape justice for crimes as serious as drug trafficking and murder.

Mr Flynn continued: “Are you really satisfied that the stables have been cleansed as far as that terrible period of Operation Tiberius and Daniel’s death is concerned, or are there still elements in the police who are still having an influence in suppressing the truth?”

Sir Bernard responded: “In terms of this case, I believe that the people who have been involved with it in the way that you have described are no longer there.

“And as you are probably also aware, the National Crime Agency has been asked to carry out an investigation to see whether or not they can pursue that in retrospect.”

He said there had been legal difficulties regarding the case in the past, with a trial judge saying obtaining all the relevant documentation could be impossible as there was so much of it.

Five people were arrested in connection with the death in 2008 but the case collapsed after a string of supergrasses were discredited.