Met Police Undercover Unit Engaged in Unjustified Spying, Deception of Women
- Secret police units spied on political activists and undermined democracy.
- A landmark report found that spying on left-wing groups by a secret Metropolitan police squad was not justified and the unit should have been closed down.
- Undercover Met police officers deceived women into having sex, even when it was unnecessary for their cover.
- The Undercover Policing Inquiry found no justification for infiltrating left-wing and anarchist groups.
- The report concluded that the Special Demonstration Squad's tactics would have ended if known to the public.
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