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THE SPYCOPS inquiry finally identified Mark Cassidy as an undercover police officer yesterday, but one activist he deceived into a relationship criticised the failure to confirm his real name, despite it being in the public domain.
Mr Cassidy, real name Mark Jenner, was acknowledged to have infiltrated five groups as a member of the Metropolitan Police’s Special Demonstration Squad, gathering intelligence on trade unionists, family justice campaigners and anti-fascists.
Alison, who was in a five-year relationship with Mr Jenner, welcomed the inquiry’s decision, but said: “There is no restriction order on his real name, Mark Jenner, so it is disappointing that his real name and the real names of other confirmed officers are not also listed on this table.”
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