The article discusses the investigations into the actions of undercover police who infiltrated protest groups since the late 1960s, focusing on the courage of women manipulated into sexual relationships with officers. It highlights the ITV documentary "The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed," which showcases cases of women deceived by officers like Mark Jenner. The systemic nature of inducement tactics employed by the Special Demonstration Squad is scrutinized, revealing that over 50 women fell victim to these unethical methods, which the Metropolitan Police later admitted were wrong.
Information in the public domain about the undercover policing of protest groups from the late 1960s onwards would not be there were it not for the extraordinary courage of a group of women who were conned by officers into long-term sexual relationships.
The women spied on were grossly unsuitable targets. The activists in the film were involved in non-violent leftwing protests.
Undercover police, like the intelligence services, have a role to play in protecting the public from dangerous criminals. But the methods of the secret unit that these officers belonged to, the Special Demonstration Squad, were abusive and wrong.
Efforts were made to present him as a rogue officer. But this too was false: a tradecraft manual obtained by this newspaper recommended fleeting relationships as a tactic.
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