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Tribunal considers complaints made by ex-police chiefs against PSNI

Tribunal judges who examine allegations about covert investigations are considering complaints made by two former senior police officers against the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Former West Yorkshire chief constable Mark Gilmore, an ...

10 May 2022 at 15:25

Police surveillance operation to unmask journalistic source ruled unlawful

A covert surveillance operation authorised by a Northern Ireland police chief in a bid to unmask a journalistic source was unlawful, a tribunal has ruled. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal quashed the decision made by former Police Service of ...

17 Dec 2024 at 18:57

Police face criticism over court claims of surveillance of journalists

Police in Northern Ireland are facing heavy criticism following court claims that intelligence officers routinely accessed the phone data of journalists in the region. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) accused the Police Service of ...

08 May 2024 at 15:43

Hundreds of Manchester Arena bombing survivors take legal action against MI5

More than 250 survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing are taking legal action against MI5, lawyers representing them have confirmed. Legal teams representing injured survivors of the bombing in 2017 that killed 22 people said they had ...

14 Apr 2024 at 20:12

Northern Ireland

BBC to contact tribunal over claims journalist was spied on by police

The BBC has instructed lawyers to contact a specialist tribunal over claims one of its investigative reporters was spied on by police. The corporation said the allegations relate to former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney and his work on ...

02 May 2024 at 13:22

Investigator not ‘exercised’ over documentary, covert surveillance tribunal told

The senior officer who investigated a suspected leak in a documentary about a Troubles massacre was not “exercised” by the film, a tribunal probing allegations of unlawful spying on journalists has heard. The Investigatory Powers ...

01 Oct 2024 at 18:59

Tribunal to probe claims of police spying on journalists

A judicial tribunal will later examine allegations of widespread police spying on journalists. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London is to probe claims that investigative reporters in Northern Ireland were subject to ...

01 Oct 2024 at 00:15

Tribunal told senior officer raised concern over ‘prevalence of Catholic judges’

A detective has told a tribunal that a senior police officer in Northern Ireland expressed concerns that the prevalence of Catholic judges in the region was leading to “perverse decisions”. Former Durham detective Darren Ellis, ...

02 Oct 2024 at 19:57

Northern Ireland

Police report on surveillance of journalists branded ‘utterly vague’

A police report on surveillance of journalists has been branded “utterly vague” and lacking assurances that the actions of officers were legal. Six months after it was requested, the PSNI has given the report to the Northern ...

11 Apr 2024 at 17:03

PSNI Chief Constable to be pressed for answers over surveillance revelations

Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable is to be pressed over revelations around surveillance powers. A hearing of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London on Wednesday heard claims that police in Northern Ireland ...

09 May 2024 at 19:51

Boutcher to discuss ‘commentary’ on surveillance claims with oversight body

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) chief constable Jon Boutcher has said he will discuss “commentary” around the force’s use of surveillance powers with his oversight body. A hearing of the Investigatory ...

10 May 2024 at 14:40

Police ‘mounted surveillance op’ after journalists’ arrest in bid to find source

Police mounted a covert surveillance operation following the arrest of two journalists in a bid to unmask one of their sources, a tribunal has heard. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal was told that the arrest ...

28 Feb 2024 at 15:58

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