Police spied on group set up to expose wrongdoing in Met, inquiry hears

The HCDA, which sought to expose police corruption and violence, was secretly monitored for a decade

Undercover officers secretly monitored a community organisation that sought to expose wrongdoing and corruption in the Metropolitan police, the spycops public inquiry has heard.

Previously secret reports show that the Hackney Community Defence Association (HCDA) in east London and its key organiser were monitored by police spies for a decade.