It has emerged that an undercover police officer, who, between 1995 and 2000 worked as an undercover police officer infiltrating the non violent organisation reclaim the Streets, was authorised to give false evidence in a court case.
He was amongst a group of protestors who were prosecuted for occupying a government office during a demonstration. It would seem that senior police allowed him to provide his fake identity in the court case, thus maintaining his deception.
Although it is argued that revealing his real identity would have compromised his mission, this case raises questions about the resources used to infiltrate non violent organisations with legitimate claims. It also begs the question of when lying in court is permissible.
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