Undercover Cop Used Public Funds for Venice Getaway With Unsuspecting Lover
Inquiry hears allegations that undercover officer Carlo Soracchi misused taxpayer money for romantic trip while deceiving woman in long-term relationship
Undercover police officer Carlo Soracchi is facing serious allegations that he used public funds to finance a romantic getaway to Venice with a woman he was secretly deceiving into a long-term relationship, the spycops public inquiry has heard.
Soracchi had been posing as an activist for six years while infiltrating socialist and anti-fascist campaign groups, the inquiry was told. However, the woman he was involved with claims the trip to Italy was not to meet with any Italian socialists, as Soracchi had suggested.
This disturbing revelation is the latest in a string of scandals surrounding the controversial undercover policing tactics employed by UK authorities over the past several decades. The spycops inquiry has uncovered numerous instances of officers using deception and abuse of power to infiltrate activist groups, often forming intimate relationships with unsuspecting targets.
Source: The Guardian
