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The excellent reporting by @robevansgdn on the #spycops inquiry includes this sobering reminder: "police chiefs are declining to say whether they are continuing to target political activists using the same undercover techniques" We're convinced they are https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/28/police-spying-inquiry-examine-targeting-black-justice-groups
Over the last decade we have documented intensive surveillance on a wide range of causes inc. environmental, anti-fracking, international and migrant solidarity and anti-fascism. Since 2010 - the cutoff point for the Inquiry - it's highly likely some were targeted by #spycops
We have, for example, seen repeated indications that counter-terrorism police consider groups like Extinction Rebellion as "extremists" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/15/police-non-violent-protesters-terrorists-extinction-rebellion
There is a danger that much of the coverage of the #spycops inquiry will tend to treat the issue as a historical aberration, especially as it is very unlikely that any information will emerge about undercover policing activities during this century
However, it seems inevitable British political policing is still using undercover infiltration of campaign groups. And that the current inquiry's conclusions in 2023 (or later) will endorse this unaccountable deception and disruption of a wide range of campaigners' activities
As our friends at @UndercoverNet keep reminding everyone, it's hard to spot a #Spycop. Anyone with suspicions should read this https://undercoverresearch.net/was-my-friend-a-spycop/
