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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 been involved in spying on Stephen Lawrence's family. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-chief-had-a-case-to-answer-over-stephen-lawrence-family-snooping-a3193771.html https://twitter.com/netpol/status/1321726616691707909

Since resigning as #SpyCops boss to dodge misconduct charges over spying on Stephen Lawrence's family, Richard Walton works for a right wing thinktank writing reports & getting airtime telling the public that Extinction Rebellion are dangerous extremists https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/think-tank-wont-reveal-who-paid-for-report-calling-extinction-rebellion-extremists/

Think tank won’t reveal who paid for report calling Extinction Rebellion ‘extremists’

Police officer previously linked to Stephen Lawrence spying controversy accuses non-violent environmental group of wanting to “break up democracy”.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/think-tank-wont-reveal-who-paid-for-report-calling-extinction-rebellion-extremists/

How many #SpyCops who committed outrages went on to management roles? How many are still in them? How many, like Walton, used a revolving door into repressive political work or corporate spying? The #SpyCopsInquiry aims to dodge these questions & leave political policing intact.

Here's the @UndercoverNet profile of former #SpyCops chief Richard Walton:

https://powerbase.info/index.php/Richard_Walton

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