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UK: Stephen Lawrence: former police officer avoids charges over alleged spying

02 March 2016

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"A former senior police officer has avoided disciplinary charges over an alleged plot to spy on the family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence.

Former commander Richard Walton retired in January from his post as the head of the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command.

On Wednesday, the Independent Police Complaints Commission announced that its two-year investigation had found that Walton and another retired officer, Bob Lambert, would have had a case to answer for misconduct if they had still been employed by the police."

See the article: Stephen Lawrence: former police officer avoids charges over alleged spying (The Guardian, link)

See also: IPCC publishes investigation report about meeting with undercover officer (IPCC, link); and the report: Ellison Review - Walton, Lambert, Black: An investigation into the circumstances surrounding a meeting between A/Detective Inspector Richard Walton and an undercover officer on 14 August 1998 (pdf). Previous IPCC report: IPCC independent investigation into complaints following "The Boys Who Killed Stephen Lawrence" (pdf)

And: Richard Walton dodging questions and keeping his pension (Undercover Research Group, link)

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