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Spycops were politically motivated to put the left ‘in a bad light’
Stop the War Coalition’s Lindsey German was among those to give evidence at the inquiry
UNDERCOVER policing was politically motivated by people who were trying to put the left in “a very bad light,” the spycops inquiry heard today.
Stop the War Coalition’s Lindsey German gave evidence at the inquiry, which is currently looking into police infiltration of groups between 1968 to the early 1980s, to talk about how special demonstration squad (SDS) officers spied on her and the Socialist Workers Party (SWP).
She criticised the inquiry for asking her to answer questions that “stemmed from misconceptions” in a written statement, and said it focused on her politics and the action of the groups she is involved in rather than the role of the undercover police officers.
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