Tag Archives: Human Rights Violations

Court Rules Police Surveillance on Journalists Unlawful

A tribunal has ruled that a covert surveillance operation, authorized by a Northern Ireland police chief to identify a journalistic source, was unlawful. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) invalidated the decision by former Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) chief constable George Hamilton, who had approved a Directed Surveillance Authorisation (DSA) during an investigation into a leaked confidential document that …

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The Daily Star Ireland
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