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Tuesday January 18, 2011 19:11

by joe mcivor

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Mystery Met deep cover Activist group infiltrator "Officer A"

Indymedia UK article on Mark Stone , aka Mark Kennedy , a police officer who infiltrated the Nottingham activist scene in 2001 . Kennedy/Stone admitted his role after being confronted
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UPDATE: Stone goes rogue and reveals details of operations and "outs" other officers. A police chief with detailed knowledge of the deployments of undercover officers in the protest movement said Kennedy's breach of protocol could lead to the "relocation of a considerable number of people". At an estimated 250,000 per person what have the UK government been spending taxpayer money on while making huge austerity cuts?

Related Links:
Original Indymedia UK link | Second undercover officer revealed (guardian) | Undercover activist spied on green activists (guardian) | British police spy at Shell to Sea in Mayo – MEP wants Justice Minister to get answers from counterpart
Other Cases
Infiltration of Arms Trade Activist Groups | Diaz Raid : “ Martin Hogbin is responsible" | Agent Provocateurs Caught in the Act
Wikipedia Links:
Mark Kennedy (policeman) info | Drax power station

“Mark 'Stone' has been an undercover police officer from 2000 to at least the end of 2009. We are unsure whether he is still a serving police officer or not. His real name is Mark Kennedy. Investigations into this identity revealed evidence that he has been a police officer, and a face-to-face confession has confirmed this. Mark claims that he left the police force in late 2009, and that before becoming an undercover officer he was a Metropolitan police constable.

Please pass this information on to anyone who may have been in contact with Mark in the last decade, both in the UK and abroad.”
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/10/466477.html

UPDATE: the plot has thickened. It appears that Stone has "gone rogue" and revealed details of a web of other undercover operatives in deep cover investigating the activities of activists. It appears his activities span 22 countries.

A police chief with detailed knowledge of the deployments of undercover officers in the protest movement said Kennedy's breach of protocol could lead to the "relocation of a considerable number of people". At an estimated cost of 250,000 per person per year, what are the priorities of the UK government, past and present if they continue to spend large amounts of taxpayer money on the surveillance of peaceful activists and protesters while making huge austerity cuts?

See Guardian links above and comments below for full story

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Comments (51 of 51)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	notts indymedia statement	joe mcivor	Fri Oct 22, 2010 18:32
2	Iona raid	joe mcivor	Fri Oct 22, 2010 19:23
3	Mark 'Stone/Kennedy' exposed as undercover police officer‏ in UK	l	Fri Oct 22, 2010 19:26
4	Ireland	joe mcivor	Sat Oct 23, 2010 18:57
5	hmmm	francis hughes	Sat Oct 23, 2010 23:04
6	mark in ireland	tr	Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:28
7	UK response	joe mcivor	Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:33
8	intelligence.	tim	Mon Oct 25, 2010 23:34
9	Heavily involved with Mayday 2004 in Dublin	old-timer	Mon Jan 10, 2011 09:14
10	Ratcliffe case collapses	joe	Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:47
11	TV special on undercover infiltrator	old-timer	Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:16
12	thanks for correction	joe	Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:43
13	Second police officer to infiltrate environmental activists unmasked in UK	never trust a cop	Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:10
14	2nd informer unmasked + 3rd appears in Wales + Stone and the Irish connection	never trust a cop	Sat Jan 15, 2011 08:57
15	Irish Times report on the "Eco-spy" + Lyn Watson as a clown	never trust a cop	Sat Jan 15, 2011 09:28
16	dublin demo	local hand	Sun Jan 16, 2011 02:40
17	where has the mass movement gone?	joe	Sun Jan 16, 2011 09:46
18	German MP calls for inquiry into the activities of Stone/Kennedy .	Joe	Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:35
19	time to draw lessons	joe	Sun Jan 16, 2011 13:36
20	Stone/Kennedy's Cork connection	joe	Sun Jan 16, 2011 18:01
21	video of Stone/Kennedy Mail On Sunday interview	joe	Sun Jan 16, 2011 21:05
22	reports from the Irish media	joe	Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:59
23	In regards to the updated introduction to this article	joe mc	Wed Jan 19, 2011 09:56
24	Guardian unmasks Officers A + B. Cops admit they used Plain-clothes cops during G20	NTAC	Wed Jan 19, 2011 22:22
25	Kennedys interviews and vid with the Daily Mail	NTAC	Wed Jan 19, 2011 22:54
26	BBC Newsnight discussions on undercover cops - vids	NTAC	Thu Jan 20, 2011 00:02
27	4th Spy outed: “Jim Sutton”: RTS UK + anti-GM crop protests in Ireland	4 down, how many more to go?	Thu Jan 20, 2011 09:24
28	Irish Times reporter, "Alan Fossey" (ex-14 Intelligence Company?), broader context....	Ciaron O'Reilly	Fri Jan 21, 2011 09:00
29	Replies to questions on agent	fintan	Fri Jan 21, 2011 09:25
30	More information on "Alan Fossey" over on uk indy	Fossey?	Fri Jan 21, 2011 13:02
31	Undercover police cleared 'to have sex with activists'	anarchist fu*king cops	Sun Jan 23, 2011 14:36
32	UK Police accused of inciting violence by posting messages to activist websites	joe	Mon Jan 24, 2011 19:36
33	Women demand police name abuser cops	joe	Mon Jan 24, 2011 20:46
34	Full investigation underway in Germany over this affair, and in Ireland???	anarchist fu*king cops	Thu Jan 27, 2011 09:37
35	The Face has Form!!!	Ding Dong	Thu Jan 27, 2011 19:39
36	Dont you know	Errol Turner	Fri Jan 28, 2011 21:18
37	IRELAND RIDES THE INTERNATIONAL REVOLUTION	BFClarkeNUJ	Sat Jan 29, 2011 09:12
38	Reply to BF - what do you mean by Catholic Church	Ciaron O'Reilly	Tue Feb 01, 2011 05:44
39	'...a corrupt church heirarchy..'	opus diablos	Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:53
40	A detailed overview of Mark Kennedy's actions between 2002-2010, in different countries.	Joe	Sun Feb 13, 2011 19:54
41	another little nugget relating to this case	V for vendetta	Mon May 09, 2011 18:03
42	Spy cop Mark Kennedy hints at explosive scandal in prosecution of green activists	Indignant	Fri Jun 17, 2011 19:14
43	u falling in love	Suzanne	Mon Nov 14, 2011 22:14
44	women to sue police	Joe Mc	Thu Dec 29, 2011 15:08
45	Some links and pics to add to what joe said	Serf	Thu Dec 29, 2011 18:41
46	Undercover police had children with activists	Joe Mc	Sat Jan 21, 2012 18:39
47	Women's battle against undercover policing: Week of Action	Joe Mc	Fri Mar 14, 2014 21:19
48	metropolitan police settle case for large sum, presumably to bury it	fred	Thu Oct 30, 2014 02:44
49	Judge opens public enquiry	Mary Kelly	Wed Jul 29, 2015 21:21
50	long after the horse has bolted, the MSM are now finally safe to screeching about Mark Kennedy Stone	fred	Sun Sep 25, 2016 19:52
51	Wives of UK ‘spycops’ seek justice for lives & marraiges shattered	1 of indy	Sat Nov 07, 2020 23:36

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