His legal action threatens to deal another blow to the secretive National Public…
His legal action threatens to deal another blow to the secretive National Public Order Intelligence Unit, which has been covertly monitoring protesters since 1999.The unit has illegally recorded the activities of thousands of campaigners on a nationwide database. Defeat in the court case would put pressure on it to delete details of activists from the database.
Protester sues police over surveillance database
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Spy unit kept detailed record of 86-year-old John Catt’s presence at more than 55 demonstrations over four-year period