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The #spycops inquiry's heard from Bernard Renwick, brother of Roger Sylvester, killed by police & whose justice campaign was spied on. Shocking words from the Chair 'impressed at a lack of anger & emotion'. It's a huge insult to others who've testified (@copscampaign.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The stream will be audio-only,at the request of the two witnesses.
A transcript should be available at some point afterwards, but if you want to follow what’s being said, @tombfowler & others will be tweeting, & posting reaction videos – use #spycops. (@copscampaign.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
...they had to battle for it to be ruled an unlawful killing..

(the police at first suggested that Michael must have set fire to himself!)

As a result they were reported on by #spycops. (@copscampaign.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
#Spycops @UCPI did the MPS's job for them in silencing most of this mornining witness' testimony. I heard nothing and only half of the swearing in. If it was just because the family members were mentioned @UCPI should be ashamed. (@dirkspig)
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Back in the #spycops hearing room. The witness "MSS" is a member of the family campaign for justice for Michael Menson. As they have privacy, we are unable to see them. The youtube coverage will be audio only (@tombfowler.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
... emotion” (@copscampaign.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“They’re only apologising because they’ve been caught with their pants down”
Bernard Renwick ends his evidence at the #spycops inquiry.

Mitting then tells him how “impressed” he is,
by his “calm”, “reasonable” manner,
& his lack of “bitterness”, “rancour” or “excessive ...
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We now have another break before returning in about 15 minutes with the questioning of MSS a member of the family campaign for justice for Michael Menson. #spycops (@tombfowler.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Bernard Renwick is asked if the reporting of #spycops officer HN81 Dave Hagan was inaccurate or portraying prejudice. Bernard says it was a choice to highlight the role of young black youth on the march, stereotyping. (@tombfowler.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
John Mitting thanks Bernard Renwick, says he has been impressive for him to answer questions without excessive emotion. Says he is impressed by his lack of anger and bitterness. #spycops (@tombfowler.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
2nd morning break at #spycops inquiry with @evelinelubbers of @undercovernet (@tombfowler.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Many of the people affected by the #spycops operations are older and less mobile than they used to be, and can’t just drop everything to travel to London (at their own expense) to sit in the hearing room every day. People have jobs and caring responsibilities. ...
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Any decent, ‘trauma informed’ public inquiry, truly committed to openness & transparency, that wanted to make its proceedings as accessible to the public as possible, would have figured out a technical solution to this problem a long time ago.
#spycops (@copscampaign.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Bernard Renwick says the family was viewed as a threat for no reason, they were following the law in the campaign. They didn't treat Roger like a human being. #spycops (@tombfowler.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Morning break of Bernard Renwick's questioning at #spycops inquiry with @everlinelubbers of @undercovernet (@tombfowler.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Bernard Renwick says the impact of discovering about the #spycops has been to make him unhappy. He thinks it is something grieving families now have to have in mind. Says police are not part of the community any more. He worries for his 3 young grandsons ...
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The family were told in 2014 that they had been surveilled by #spycops. Bernard Renwick talks about how much worse the presence of a human being rubbing shoulders with them was than electronic spying. (@tombfowler.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Bernard Renwick says the family would joke that they were probably being bugged at the time. They thought electronic surveillance was possible, they never imagined #spycops (@tombfowler.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Bernard Renwick says that one family member who took the notes at the family meetings was burgled. Another family member says had people turn up at the house to "assess the building", another family member had firemen turn up at the house as a fire had been reported. #spycops ...
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A #spycops report of 6 January 2000 by Hn81 Dave Hagan which claims the family of Roger Sylvester were disillusioned and now seeking support of groups like Movement For Justice. Bernard Renwick says this is not true, they were getting on with the same course. ...
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM