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Sacked police officer launches legal battle over six-month surveillance operation against him
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Sacked police officer launches legal battle over six-month surveillance operation against him
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/sacked-police-officer-launches-legal-17149915
Cardiff police officer Tony Roach was fired in 2015 by South Wales Police after being accused of gross misconductBy Martin Shipton Political editor-at-large 18:10, 25 OCT 2019Sign up here to get the CardiffOnline newsletter sent straight to your inboxWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More infoA sacked former police officer has launched a legal case against South Wales Police calling for details of the six-month surveillance operation he says was mounted against him.Former licensing officer Tony Roach was fired for gross misconduct in 2015 after an investigation by the force's professional standards department.Mr Roach, who was responsible for ensuring that pubs and clubs in Cardiff operated in accordance with the conditions included in their licences, says he was kept under surveillance for six months with cameras and microphones, and his personal phone calls intercepted, and his phone records accessed.He says that he was told about the surveillance during a police interview and that the surveillance was given the code name Operation Kansas.Mr Roach said that he was arrested in 2014 on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and that he and his wife Janet were both arrested on suspicion of tax fraud but that this never resulted in criminal charges.He claims that South Wales Police went too far in its surveillance of him and breached his rights.He has launched a legal case at Liverpool County Court in pursuit of a disclosure order to force South Wales Police to release details of its investigation.In a witness statement, Mr Roach’s solicitor Mark Crompton stated: “The claimant [Mr Roach] is pursuing a claim against the defendant [South Wales Police Chief Constable Matt Jukes] for the misuse of private information, breach of confidentiality and a breach of the Data Protection Act 1998.“It is alleged that following a false complaint against the claimant by a known criminal, the defendant as a public authority purported to investigate the claimant in accordance with the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 including putting the claimant under covert surveillance for a period of around six months.“It is the claimant’s case that the directed surveillance - which included filming and telecoms interceptions in work and outside of work - requires authorisation from at least an assistant chief constable or equivalent and must also be notified to the Surveillance Commissioner.“It is the claimant’s case that the appropriate authority was not obtained and that the defendant therefore has unlawfully used covert techniques and infringed the claimant’s right to privacy.”Mr Roach said: “I was a well-respected licensing officer and was commended for my work. My mental health has been destroyed by what has happened.”
