Tony Williams (alias)

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This article is part of the Undercover Research Portal at Powerbase - investigating corporate and police spying on activists



Part of a series on
undercover police officers
'HN19'
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Alias: Tony Williams
Deployment: 1978-1982
Unit:
Targets:
Revolutionary Communist Tendency and Direct Action Movement

Tony Williams is the alias of an undercover officer with the Special Demonstration Squad, who was deployed 1978-1982 against the Revolutionary Communist Tendency and Direct Action Movement.[1] The Undercover Policing Inquiry chair, John Mitting, described Williams' deployment as 'unremarkable'.[2]

He is also referred to by the cipher HN20 (for the N cipher system, see the N officers page).

In the Undercover Policing Inquiry

  • Jan 2018, directed that restriction orders applications to be submitted by end of Jan 2018.[3]
  • March 2018: further information sought by Inquiry before making a decision.[4]
  • April 2018: Mitting minded to publish cover name but restrict real name.[2]
  • May 2018: cover name published.[1]
  • July 2018: Inquiry says Mitting is still minded to restrict the officer's real name[5] and publishes the open application to this effect from the Metropolitan Police.[6]


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