The former head of the Metropolitan Police has admitted that the force failed to control a controversial undercover unit which used covert techniques for decades to spy on political activists.
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The former head of the Metropolitan Police has admitted that the force failed to control a controversial undercover unit which used covert techniques for decades to spy on political activists.
Paul Condon, who was the Met Police Commissioner in the 1990s, was giving evidence to the long-running inquiry into the Special Demonstration Squad.
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Spycorps, UK, met police
Paul Condon tells inquiry there was ‘appalling behaviour by individual officers’ but that greater fault was systemic
Senior officer behind closure says SDS caused ‘incalculable harm’ by infiltrating groups that posed no threat
Undercover unit monitored Stephen Lawrence’s family, as well as thousands of mainly leftwing political activists
Officer said he held himself responsible for accidentally phoning activist while in secret special branch meeting
Sir Keir Starmer has branded undercover footage of officers as ‘shocking’ and Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has apologised for…
Security Service was able to compile detailed files on members of legitimate protest groups infiltrated by undercover police…
