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A SPYCOP who stole the identity of a deceased child dismissed the fact that the ghoulish practice caused distress to families, a public inquiry heard today. The former undercover officer, who used the cover name “Michael James,” claimed that it was “immoral” to suggest that the practice posed a moral problem. At least 42 officers are known to have stolen elements of dead children’s identities for their fake profiles, a practice which became embedded in secretive police units that infiltrated protest groups. Bereaved families have said that the abhorrent practice abused the memory of their loved ones, some of whom died when they were babies. ....
Spycops's practice of stealing dead children's identities was inspired by The Day of the Jackal, inquest hears morningstaronline.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from morningstaronline.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
‘Spy cops’ victims share ongoing data protection concerns Under Cover Policing Inquiry will consider whether the extensive amount of personal data collected about left-wing activists by the Special Demonstration Squad was justified, as witnesses question whether information about them is still being collected Share this item with your network: By Published: 23 Apr 2021 16:11 Undercover police officers collected and disseminated a “substantial volume of personal information” about left-wing activists, including women they deceived into intimate sexual relationships, in surveillance that was “clearly disproportionate and inappropriate”, a public inquiry has heard. Established in 2015 to investigate the practices of undercover policing units – including the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS), which was created in 1968 to infiltrate British protest groups as part of the Met Police’s Special Branch – the Under Cover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) ....
by Bethany Rielly CAMPAIGNERS have been left “gobsmacked” by Tory peer Norman Tebbit’s admission that he received regular briefs from special branch on the activities of trade unionists while he was a minister. The former employment secretary, a senior figure in Margaret Thatcher’s government, said the information was so detailed that he knew where trade unionists had gone on holiday. He was speaking during a parliamentary Zoom meeting on Tuesday, hosted by Labour MP Richard Burgon to discuss the ongoing Undercover Policing Inquiry. The probe, which is investigating abuses by officers in two secret police units, is also seeking to determine the extent to which spycops targeted and infiltrated trade unions and what was done with the intelligence gathered, including whether it was used for blacklisting. ....
Editorial: We must defeat this shockingly authoritarian Policing Bill morningstaronline.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from morningstaronline.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.