"The mother of Stephen Lawrence is pressing for the cowardly undercover police officer who spied on her family's campaign for justice to be questioned at a public inquiry. The spycops inquiry has previously ruled that the undercover officer, David Hagan, was too ill to give live evidence, after submissions by his lawyers. But this ruling is to be challenged on Monday by Doreen Lawrence and many victims of covert surveillance who argue that Hagan is a key witness in a crucial issue that is being examined by the inquiry."
"Hagan was told by his superiors that his surveillance reports were being sent directly to Sir Paul Condon, the then Metropolitan police commissioner and now a peer, who congratulated him on his excellent work, the inquiry has heard. He reported back to his managers that Stephen's parents, Doreen and Neville, were splitting up. He also reported on their associates and their attitudes to political groups."
Doreen Lawrence is challenging a ruling that former undercover officer David Hagan was too ill to give live evidence at the spycops inquiry. The inquiry was established after a whistleblower revealed that the Special Demonstration Squad monitored the Lawrences' campaign to expose Stephen's racist killers while they sought a proper police investigation. Hagan reported surveillance directly to senior police and noted personal details about the Lawrences and their associates. Sir John Mitting leads an inquiry into misconduct by about 139 undercover officers who spied on mainly leftwing activists over several decades.
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