Women sue Met over undercover cops

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:40:04 +0000

Eight former lovers of undercover cops have started legal action against police chiefs for the psychological suffering they’ve endured. The women include three former lovers of Mark Kennedy, two former lovers of Jim Boyling, and women who had relationships with “Mark Cassidy”, Bob Lambert and “John Barker” – a name that doesn’t seem to have been associated with undercover policing of activism before.

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Women take legal action against undercover cops

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:21:09 +0000

According to a new article in the Guardian, 8 former lovers of undercover cops have started legal action against police chiefs for the psychological suffering they've endured. The women include three former lovers of Mark "only twice" Kennedy, two former lovers of Jim Boyling, and women who had relationships with Mark Cassidy, Bob Lambert and John Barker - a name that doesn't seem to have been associated with undercover policing of activism before (but could it be this man?)

Nottingham Indymedia: 'mark_cassidy'

Women sue Met over undercover cops

Women take legal action against undercover cops