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23 Apr

The #SpyCopsInquiry now hears its last opening statement of the day, from Dave Morris. Dave is a lifelong campaigner for environmental & social justice, peace & other issues of compassion. He is perhaps best known as one of the #McLibel 2.

Morris is responding to material he's recently seen about spying on him by spycop Graham Coates, which the Inquiry has known about for years but only just shared.

Morris reiterates Heaven's conclusion, & reaffirms his earlier statements to the Inquiry, including parts endorsed by 90 Core Particpants.

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23 Apr

The #SpyCopsInquiry resumes with Kirsten Heaven, representing 'Non-Police, Non-State Core Participants' (ie people significantly targeted by #SpyCops).

The group I represent are deeply angry that the next stage of the Inquiry is delayed until next year campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2021/04/20/new…

Mitting interjects to say that someone from the SWP has joined the Inquiry & getting them up to speed will cause the delay.

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23 Apr

Next at the #SpyCopsInquiry, we hear from Rajiv Menon QC, representing Piers Corbyn

From the start of the #SpyCopsInquiry, the spied on have been concerned about the state's prioritisation of secrecy, the lack of redress on these matters, & the late disclosure of evidence by the Inquiry

We note the police lawyers are having a judicial review of an Inquiry decision, but we're not being told what it's about. So much of this 'public' inquiry excludes victims & the wider public. Without full inclusion of those spied on, the Inquiry is not worth having

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23 Apr

Next at the #SpyCopsInquiry, James Scobie QC, representing Richard Chessum and “Mary”. They were spied on by #Spycops officer Richard Clark ('Rick Gibson' 1974-76).

We were told to make this statement by 14 April as we'd have had material about the spycops a few weeks earlier, but some was provided late, little on officer Colin Clark & nothing at all on officer Phil Cooper. We cannot be talking about our case properly

The #SpyCopsInquiry is looking at those who were spied on, not those who were doing the spying who should be the focus. Is this all deliberate?

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23 Apr

The #SpyCopsInquiry now hears from Heather Williams QC representing Category F Core Participants, Relatives of Deceased Individuals whose identities were stolen by #SpyCops as the basis for their fake persona

Families suffered the horror of a child dying. Then they suffered the horror of finding out about #SpyCops violation because of their bereavement. It was in the perios being examined, 1973-82, that the practice became standard.

How did it start?At what level was it condoned? Were there no alternatives? They've been waiting for answers for year - Barbara Shaw found out in 2013, her health is failing, yet still she waits for answers

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22 Apr

Finally today at the #SpyCopsInquiry, an opening statement from Matthew Ryder QC. He is representing anti-apartheid activists Ernest Rodker, Professor Jonathan Rosenhead & Lord Peter Hain, as well as Blair Peach's partner Celia Stubbs.

From the 1960s there was a large anti apartheid movement around the world. They were right, and their opponents were wrong. The British government appeased & supported a regime it should have opposed.

It should be a matter of deep regret that #spycops targeted anti apartheid campaigners. The real threat to democracy was apartheid itself.

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