The Guardian • 12/14/2025 • Last cited 12/14/2025

The Hackney Community Defence Association (HCDA), which aimed to expose police corruption and violence, was secretly monitored by undercover officers for a decade, according to reports presented in the spycops public inquiry, as reported by The Guardian. The inquiry revealed that both the organization and its key organizer were targets of police surveillance.
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