A police officer says he was ordered to go undercover and gain the trust of the Lawrence family, while they were fighting for justice after an incompetent/corrupt investigation into their sons's murder, in order to discredit them.
AND this dirty tricks campaign - which came to nothing, obviously - the Lawrences were just a grieving family who had been terribly let down by racist/corrupt cops - was never disclosed to the McPherson inquiry.
So the Met has lied for decades, not only to the family, but also to a judicial inquiry. And, incidentally, behaved as if finding out someone had been on a demo was somehow wrong and discreditable. Instead of, you know, something we are all entitled to do in a democracy...
Just when you think the Met can't get any lower... Absolutely despicable. And a complete waste of time and money, to boot.
Met's response is basically an admission that yes, they did this.
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Police spies in dirty tricks campaign against Stephen Lawrence's family
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edam · 24/06/2013 16:51
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