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Using dead kids' identities did not pose a moral problem, spycop tells inquiry
Inquiry hears from former officer who infiltrated the Socialist Workers Party and the Troops Out Movement
A demonstration held by the Socialist workers party (SWP) on the sea front outside the Labour party conference centre in Brighton in 2000
A SPYCOP who stole the identity of a deceased child dismissed the fact that the ghoulish practice caused distress to families, a public inquiry heard today.
The former undercover officer, who used the cover name “Michael James,” claimed that it was “immoral” to suggest that the practice posed a moral problem.
At least 42 officers are known to have stolen elements of dead children’s identities for their fake profiles, a practice which became embedded in secretive police units that infiltrated protest groups.
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