Supporters of journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney, outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, before their Investigatory Powers Tribunal
Ian McGuinness, Irish organiser of the NUJ who attended Wednesday’s hearing of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in London, voiced his concern at the revelations aired in court. “Writing a story about the PSNI and protecting your confidential sources whilst doing so is not a crime.As it emerged Police Service of Northern Ireland regularly spied on journalists, NUJ Irish Organiser Ian McGuinness said: “This is shocking and despicable behaviour by the PSNI.
Mr Eastwood, who joined reporters Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney at the Royal Courts of Justice for the latest hearing in the IPT case, said: “The widespread, systemic and routine surveillance of journalists and others undertaking public interest investigations in Northern Ireland has been nothing short of a scandal.