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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 Ireland Policing Board. ...

11 Apr 2024 at 17:03

Northern Ireland

Revelations around police surveillance of two journalists ‘tip of iceberg’

Revelations around police surveillance of two journalists in Northern Ireland are just the tip of a “very large and very dangerous iceberg”, one of the reporters has warned. Barry McCaffrey was commenting as campaigners called for the Policing ...

06 Mar 2024 at 14:34

Northern Ireland

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 of film makers Barry McCaffrey ...

28 Feb 2024 at 15:58

Northern Ireland

Journalists call for truth ahead of hearing on state covert surveillance claims

Two investigative journalists have called for answers ahead of a tribunal hearing to examine allegations that they were subject to covert surveillance by UK authorities. Senior legal figures sitting on the Investigatory Powers Tribunal ...

28 Feb 2024 at 12:41

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 ...

02 May 2024 at 13:22

Northern Ireland

PSNI routinely accessed phone data of ‘troublemaker’ journalists, tribunal told

Police in Northern Ireland undertook six-monthly trawls of the phone data of “troublemaker” journalists to see if they were in contact with officer sources, a tribunal has heard. Details of what was described as “Orwellian” PSNI ...

08 May 2024 at 15:35

Northern Ireland

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 ...

08 May 2024 at 15:43

Northern Ireland

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 Powers ...

10 May 2024 at 14:40

Northern Ireland

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 ...

09 May 2024 at 19:51

Northern Ireland

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 ...

01 Oct 2024 at 18:59

Northern Ireland

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 ...

01 Oct 2024 at 00:15

Northern Ireland

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 ...

02 Oct 2024 at 19:57

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