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UK: Met Police anti-terrorism database holds more than 2,000 records relating to journalist

12 November 2014

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"The Metropolitan Police holds more than 2,000 records relating to journalists and photographers on a confidential anti-extemist database, it has been reported today. The records are held by the National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit, and the figure of 2,000 was released by the Met under the Freedom of Information Act."

See the article: Met Police anti-terrorism database holds more than 2,000 records relating to journalists (Press Gazette, link)

And see: Met chief Hogan-Howe denies journalist phone records 'routinely' sought - and says he is open to judicial approval (Press Gazette, link)

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