? Ruling may restrict monitoring of protesters
? New blow for Met police follows G20 outcry
Police surveillance of a peaceful campaigner was deemed to be unlawful today in a ruling that liberty campaigners say could change the way officers are allowed to monitor protesters.
The court of appeal ordered the Metropolitan police to destroy photographs its surveillance teams had taken of arms-trade campaigner Andrew Wood, ruling that they breached his rights under the European convention on human rights.
The judgment is a serious blow for the Met, which has faced increasing criticism over the way it polices protests since the G20 demonstrations and the death of newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson.
via Surveillance of arms trade campaigner was unlawful, says appeal court | UK news | guardian.co.uk.
