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UK: Undercover policeman married activist he was sent to spy on - Chief constable says relationships with targets in environmental movement 'grossly unprofessional'

01 January 2011

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UK: Undercover policeman married activist he was sent to spy on - Chief constable says relationships with targets in environmental movement 'grossly unprofessional' (Guardian, links), plus Ex-wife of police spy tells how she fell in love and had children with him· Police spy encouraged ex-wife to change name to keep cover · He allegedly identified other undercover police to her and Undercover police: Officer A named as Lynn Watson - Lynn Watson posed as an environmental activist for five years, claiming to be a care worker living in Bournemouth and Undercover police: Officer B identified as Mark Jacobs - Mark Jacobs, not thought to be his real name, infiltrated anarchist groups and had an affair with at least one woman

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