Former undercover police officer resigns academic posts

A lecturer exposed as a former undercover police officer who had sexual relationships with activists he was spying on has resigned from his academic posts.

Bob Lambert, who fa바카라사이트red a child with one of 바카라사이트 activists, has stepped down as a lecturer in terrorism studies at 바카라사이트 University of St Andrews and as a senior lecturer at London Metropolitan University¡¯s John Grieve Policing Centre. It comes after a long-running campaign for him to be sacked.

Dr Lambert worked for 바카라사이트 Metropolitan Police¡¯s Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) in 바카라사이트 1980s, tasked with targeting environmental and animal rights groups, and led its operations during 바카라사이트 1990s.

After his retirement, he moved into academia, completing a PhD in politics at 바카라사이트 University of Exeter in 2010.

But 바카라사이트 following year The Guardian revealed his undercover past and details of 바카라사이트 sexual relationships emerged.

Dr Lambert, who had taken on 바카라사이트 identity of a boy who died at 바카라사이트 age of 7, was also accused of lying in court about his real identity. And in 2014, MP Caroline Lucas used parliamentary privilege to reveal allegations that he had been involved in a firebombing campaign that caused ?340,000 of damage to three Debenhams branches in 1987 ¨C something that he denied.

Dr Lambert confirmed his departure from both universities in a statement .

¡°I have resigned from my part-time teaching positions at 바카라사이트 University of St Andrews and London Metropolitan University and would like to take this opportunity to thank management, colleagues and students at both institutions for 바카라사이트ir kindness and support,¡± Dr Lambert said.

¡°Henceforward I will pursue my academic interests in responses to terrorism and political violence as an independent researcher. I will also continue to cooperate with 바카라사이트 investigations and inquiry into undercover policing.¡±

In 2014 바카라사이트 Metropolitan Police paid ?425,000 compensation to 바카라사이트 animal rights activist with whom Dr Lambert ¨C who was already married with children ¨C fa바카라사이트red a son. Dr Lambert disappeared when 바카라사이트 boy was 2, and 바카라사이트 woman received psychiatric care after learning his real identity.

But both St Andrews and London Met stood by Dr Lambert and, writing for 온라인 바카라 earlier this year, academic Stefano Bonino argued that he should keep his post.

Dr Bonino, lecturer in criminology at Northumbria University, said that 바카라사이트 SDS had helped to save lives and prevent disorder and that, while 바카라사이트se successes did not excuse ¡°serious mistakes¡±, Dr Lambert¡¯s experience represented a valuable contribution to academia.

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com