Former anti-apartheid campaigner hits out a ‘staggering scale’ of covert monitoring of peaceful protesters

At least six undercover police officers spied on the leading Labour politician Peter Hain while he campaigned against apartheid and racism, secret documents presented to a public inquiry have revealed.

The surveillance, which stretched over 25 years, included spying on private political meetings held at his parents’ home.

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