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October 9, 2013

North Carolina Police Admit Spying on "Moral Monday" Protesters 
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North Carolina police have acknowledged covertly spying on weekly "Moral
Monday" protests against the Republican-controlled state legislature.
Nearly 1,000 people were arrested during 13 weeks of Moral Monday
actions over the summer against the rollback of voting rights,
unemployment benefits and abortion access. At a trial for a
demonstrator, the North Carolina General Assembly Police Chief, Jeff
Weaver, said he had received intelligence reports from officers who had
spied on protesters' planning meetings.

 

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