#SpycopsInquiry

The #SpyCopsInquiry was originally due to report in 2018. After delays from the Met, it set an 'ambitious' timetable to end Dec 2023. It was > a year behind that
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We've now seen evidence from a number of #spycops and seen their reports – she is left wondering about the psychology of these officers....(136) We have seen examples of miscarriages
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Kate Wilson @fruitbatmania is bringing a case in the (usually) secret tribunal that the Mark Kennedy undercover operation breached her human rights. This is the case we started together in
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#SpycopsInquiry: a short threadThere's a lot going on right now, but please pay some attention to the Undercover Policing Inquiry opening today, the inquiry into one of the most grievous
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The #SpyCopsInquiry resumes with an opening statement from Phillippa Kaufmann QC, representing 'Category H Core Participants' (Individuals in Relationships with Undercover Officers) It's clear that in the era examined 1973-82,
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Undercover political policing didn't stop when #SpyCops were unmasked in 2010. They'd been absorbed into Counter Terrorism Command. In 2016 its chief, Richard Walton, resigned when it was revealed he'd
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5 mins till today's #spycopsinquiry hearings begin - first up today, at 10:00am, is Phillippa Kaufmann QC.She's speaking on behalf of 21 of the women who were deceived into relationships
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As #SpyCops officer Andy Coles has just been mentioned at the #SpyCopsInquiry, here's a quick overview of who he is. He was a Special Demonstration Squad officer in 1990s, using
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Finally today at the #SpyCopsInquiry, an opening statement from Matthew Ryder QC. He is representing anti-apartheid activists Ernest Rodker, Professor Jonathan Rosenhead & Lord Peter Hain, as well as Blair
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Today's #SpyCopsInquiry hearing gets underway. First speaker is David Barr QC, Counsel to the Inquiry, who'll presumably be giving an overview of what we can expect in the next 3
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The #SpyCopsInquiry is starting again after lunch, at 14:05 - which means it'll be back on Youtube from 14:15 onwards - at http://youtube.com/watch?v=-rCiwe … We'll be hearing more about the #spycops
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I don't have words to rant about how the #Conservatives are killing democracy, so instead here's a thread of evidence which shows exactly that. 1/? UK government is trying to
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