Met Police 'hacked green campaigners' emails'

Whistleblower claims secretive unit illegally monitored hundreds of inboxes for information

Scotland Yard
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Scotland Yard has been accused of using hackers to illegally spy on the emails of Greenpeace protesters and other environmental campaigners.

The allegations were made anonymously by someone who says they worked in the secretive Metropolitan Police unit.

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