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Lambert, an expert on Islamophobia, presenting themselves as environmental activists and the police unit infiltrated spy anti-racist groups

A disciple of eminent academics and progressive causes has been unmasked as a former spy who controlled a network of undercover cops in the political groups.

during his current career as an academic expert on Islamophobia, Bob Lambert spoke regularly at meetings to promote political campaigns against racism and fascism.

However, earlier in his career as an officer of the Special Branch, which lasted 26 years, he led operations in an undercover unit that put spies of the police in the countryside policies, including those run by anti-racism groups. The unit also disrupted the activities of these groups.

Lambert became the head of the unit after having passed secrets to himself.

Since becoming the last three academic years, he has not hidden the fact that he was a Special Branch detective between 1980 and 2006, working in what he described as "counter threats of terrorism and political violence in Britain. "

however, has remained silent about his undercover work.

Lambert, who was involved in the undercover unit of about 10 years, became the seventh police officer who has been exposed as a spy of the police in the protests.

disclosure is ahead of a major review of the use of these methods is published Thursday. The report by Bernard Hogan-Howe, the new Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, was charged by police chiefs after a series of revelations about Mark Kennedy, the officer who spent seven years embedded in the environmental movement.

was responsible for the secret police, as Black Pete, who spent four years posing as an activist against racism and Jim Boyling, which was embarked on a campaign against the cars of the environment , Reclaim the Streets.