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UK: Met chief was briefed a year ago about police spying on Lawrence campaign - Bernard Hogan-Howe was briefed about police infiltration of groups linked to campaign 11 months before family was told

12 August 2013

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"Scotland Yard has admitted that commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe was told a year ago that undercover officers had spied on supporters of Stephen Lawrence's family but did not tell the murdered teenager's parents for another 11 months."

see the full article: Met chief was briefed a year ago about police spying on Lawrence campaign - Bernard Hogan-Howe was briefed about police infiltration of groups linked to campaign 11 months before family was told (Guardian, link)

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