Undercover police and the law: the men who weren’t there

Jim Boyling was authorised to use his fake name even when under oath in court, and he wasn’t alone say other officers

Paul Lewis and Rob Evans

As Jim Sutton stood up in court he seemed to all the world a committed environmental campaigner. In the witness box, he affirmed under oath his name and address.

Still under oath, he then gave evidence, under questioning from barristers, seeking to clear himself and seven other campaigners accused of disorderly behaviour during a demonstration. He told the court he had wanted to unfurl a banner from the window of a government building to promote their cause. (more on guardian.co.uk)

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