7 - Inquiry, Part 2
Bed of Lies
The Telegraph
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2020
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
The spycops' relationships were built on a bed of lies – including their marriages. In this final episode of the series, we hear about the shattering impact of the undercover policing scandal. And the truth catches up with the men.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:02.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:03.0 | Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Mr Whitten, you are now about to address the inquiry, I think, on behalf of those undercover officers represented by Slater and Gordon. |
| 0:14.8 | Of the 12 former undercover police officers we represent, a number did have relationships. |
| 0:22.2 | It's important not to have preconceived ideas. |
| 0:25.0 | It's the morning of the second day of the inquiry and time for some of the men in our story to be heard, |
| 0:30.6 | including Mark Jenner, Jim Boiling, and James Stravan. |
| 0:34.0 | They're saying they've been treated unfairly and had untold disruption to their lives. |
| 0:40.0 | This is Bed of Lies. Episode 7, Inquiry Part 2. Former undercover police officers are affected individually and significantly. |
| 0:59.0 | Moral vilification can have a lasting impact, particularly when no criminal offense has been committed. |
| 1:07.3 | Public inquiries can be demanding for all those involved. |
| 1:10.9 | As for a number of those we represent, it will become clear that their service and this inquiry has had a significant impact on their mental health. |
| 1:20.0 | On that last point, there is evidence that going undercover for years can result in |
| 1:24.9 | psychological issues. |
| 1:26.5 | Neil Woods, the drugs cop, is diagnosed with chronic PTSD. |
| 1:30.4 | I suffer from moral injury, a profound sense of guilt because of the harm that I have caused to other people. |
| 1:37.0 | It is an extraordinary psychological pressure to maintain a lie for that long. |
| 1:44.0 | It's difficult work, and the offices knew that going into it. |
| 1:47.0 | And now they believe the police haven't supported them sufficiently. |
| 1:51.0 | But what was life like for them after their deployments |
| 1:54.2 | came to an end? Where are they now? I've asked Donal Odriskal from the undercover |
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