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UK: Undercover police spy accused of encouraging activist to crime - Animal rights campaigner aims to overturn conviction on grounds of undisclosed role of Met officer who ‘encouraged illegal acts’

05 December 2014

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"An undercover police officer has been accused of encouraging and helping an animal rights campaigner to commit illegal acts which led to his being jailed for four years, according to legal documents."

See the story: Undercover police spy accused of encouraging activist to crime - Animal rights campaigner aims to overturn conviction on grounds of undisclosed role of Met officer who ‘encouraged illegal acts’ (Guardian, link)

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