24.03.2015 - 07:12 [ Techdirt ]

UK Police Can‘t Confirm Or Deny Investigation Of Journalists It Publicly Confirmed In 2013

If you‘re a UK-based journalist who‘s reported on the Snowden leaks, it‘s safe to say you‘re under investigation. Not only are you being investigated, but that investigation itself is so secret, it can‘t be discussed. The Intercept‘s Ryan Gallagher sent a Freedom of Information request to London‘s Metropolitan Police (the Met) for more information about the investigation — something twice publicly confirmed by Met representatives.