Tag: Police
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Catalan spycop with sexual relations, case reminds on Mark Kennedy
Five women denounce exposed officer in Barcelona for abuse The Catalan biweekly “La Directa” has unmasked an undercover officer who infiltrated social movements in Barcelona on behalf of the Spanish National Police for over three years. According to the report,…
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Armed hypocrisy with Aija Kalnaja, in line with the values of the EU
Misconducts are “pactices of the Past”, Frontex reported after Aija Kalnaja took over as interim director in the autumn. The Latvian-born 53-year-old succeeded Fabrice Leggeri, who was investigated by the EU’s anti-fraud agency and who considered human rights violations to…
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Police violence in Germany: Misuse of “Wiretapping Paragraph”
The ban on filming police operations is an international exception The practice of the German police to prohibit recordings of police operations with reference to the Penal Code is rather exceptional in international comparison. This is the conclusion of a…
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Pegasus and Predator investigations: Europol is not a European FBI
The EU Parliament’s committee of enquiry into Pegasus and other spy software is calling for Europol to investigate the scandal. However, there are reasons why the police agency’s powers are limited. While the EU Parliament is looking into the spyware…