Undercover cops spy on Occupy LA

Undercover cops spy on Occupy LA

 Officers within the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department have confirmed that undercover cops infiltrated the Occupy LA encampment and conducted clandestine surveillance on the protesters in the days leading up to last month’s raid and eviction.

Before cops launched a crack-down on the Occupy LA encampment on November 30, officials secretly kept tabs on protesters, using undercover officers to monitor the tent compound on foot and relying on surveillance cameras to keep tabs on the demonstrations from above. This news comes from Reuters, who were leaked the info from officials speaking on condition of anonymity.

As the Occupy Wall Street movement grew from city to city across the country, protesters have suggested that cops had conducted clandestine surveillance on them but law enforcement has been hesitant to make any such acknowledgment. A senior official close to the crack down on Occupy LA, however, confirms that such was the case in the Los Angeles encampment..... MORE

Source:  RT.com

URL: http://rt.com/usa/news/occupy-la-protesters-surveillance-625/