UK: Scotland Yard spied on critics of police corruption: Exclusive: undercover officers in Special Demonstration Squad targeted political campaigns against Metropolitan police

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"Scotland Yard deployed undercover officers in political groups that sought to uncover corruption in the Metropolitan police and campaigned for justice for people who had died in custody, the Guardian can reveal.

"At least three officers from the controversial Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) spied on London-based activist groups."

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