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The #SpyCopsInquiry starts again this morning, hearing from Lord Peter Hain.
He was involved in campaigning against apartheid.
As his opening statement says:
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He was involved in campaigning against apartheid.
As his opening statement says:
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"From the 1960s onwards, the international movement against the Apartheid regime in South Africa was one of the world’s largest social movements. Abhorrence at the racist and murderous regime was shared by people aroundthe globe."
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"They formed campaigns in support of those in South Africa who were struggling for change and people in Britain played a central rolein campaigning for, and eventually achieving,that change"
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We are due to hear from HN347 this afternoon.
He used the cover name 'Alex Sloan' to infiltrate a number of groups, including the Irish National Liberation Solidarity Front (INLSF) who we heard about yesterday.
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He used the cover name 'Alex Sloan' to infiltrate a number of groups, including the Irish National Liberation Solidarity Front (INLSF) who we heard about yesterday.
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The #spycopsinquiry has just published his witness statement: ucpi.org.uk/publications/f…
HN347 says he has no recollection of being recruited to the #spycops unit. His witness statement says that he had no formal training. Asked by Barr how he knew what was expected of him, he asked if this was in “moral terms” or otherwise.
