From: Jerry Dawson (j.dawson2@chello.nl)
Date: 23 Nov 2002 10:45 uur
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2505261.stm
German police officers have mistakenly beaten up two of their own
undercover detectives, leaving the authorities facing an embarrassing
lawsuit.
The incident happened on Saturday 16 November in Hamburg, when police
officers were monitoring a rally of some 3,000 people protesting
against the demolition of illegal squatters' homes.
Two plain-clothes agents infiltrated the crowd to send information to
their colleagues.
But late in the evening violence broke out and several hundred helmet-
clad riot police clashed with the protesters - including the
undercover detectives.
A spokesman for the two plain-clothes agents said that even though
they had given their fellow officers a secret password, they were
still beaten up.
Both officers suffered head injuries from the incident and they are
now taking legal action.
The local police union described the incident as regrettable, and
said it was in no way "evidence of more widespread aggression within
the police force".
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