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UK: Internal memo shows Greater Manchester Police 'spied on Stephen Lawrence campaigners ahead of a public inquiry'

03 June 2015

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"The message - obtained by the M.E.N. - was circulated to senior officers on the force’s computer system before being passed on to junior ranks...The force’s Special Branch sought ‘information or intelligence’ on anyone likely to attend the public inquiry."

See the article: Internal memo shows Greater Manchester Police 'spied on Stephen Lawrence campaigners ahead of a public inquiry' (Manchester Evening News, link)

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