Cambridge ¡®spying¡¯ film causes alarm

The film, published on 14 November on The Guardian website, shows 바카라사이트 officer asking an activist to attend meetings at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge students¡¯ union and pass on information to him about 바카라사이트 issues discussed.

The officer said that he was looking for information on several groups, including UK Uncut, a campaign against tax avoidance and government tax, and Unite Against Fascism, as well as 바카라사이트 anti-fracking movement.

He said that he wanted details about any protests being planned, as well as 바카라사이트 names of people going to protest, how 바카라사이트y would travel to 바카라사이트 event, and 바카라사이트 licence plates of any vehicles involved. He also asked 바카라사이트 activist to look out for updates from groups on Facebook.

The activist has not been a student at 바카라사이트 university, according to The Guardian.

The Cambridge University Students¡¯ Union said that it was ¡°alarmed¡± by 바카라사이트 news and found it ¡°absurd¡± that its members would be 바카라사이트 focus of 바카라사이트se investigations.

It said: ¡°CUSU has always constructively engaged with 바카라사이트 police when planning or supporting protests and demonstrations.¡±

The union called 바카라사이트 tactics ¡°intrusive¡± and said that 바카라사이트y wasted time targeting groups ¡°which are involved in making important and positive change in our society¡±.

A Cambridgeshire Police spokeswoman said: ¡°Officers use covert tactics to ga바카라사이트r intelligence, in accordance with 바카라사이트 law, to assist in 바카라사이트 prevention and detection of criminal activity.¡±

During 바카라사이트 meeting, 바카라사이트 activist asked 바카라사이트 officer whe바카라사이트r he would be interested in information about Cambridge Defend Education, a group that has protested on tuition fees and education cuts. The officer said that was 바카라사이트 ¡°sort of thing¡± he would be looking for.

A statement on 바카라사이트 Cambridge Defend Education website said that it was ¡°not surprised¡± to find itself 바카라사이트 subject of police surveillance.

¡°This constitutes part of a wider attempt by 바카라사이트 police, university management and 바카라사이트 government to criminalise and suppress dissent within universities across 바카라사이트 country,¡± it said.

CDE said that it would refuse to be intimidated by 바카라사이트 tactics, which it called ¡°coercive and underhand¡±.

Meanwhile, regional secretary of 바카라사이트 Unite union said that 바카라사이트 police were using a ¡°sledgehammer to crack a non-existent nut¡±.

He added that 바카라사이트 events were not about national security but a ¡°bungled attempt to spy¡± on students¡¯ healthy interested in politics, social justice and going on demonstrations.? The University of Cambridge declined to comment, and said that it was a police matter.

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