Riach compares HSI's role to COINTELPRO
Kevin C. RiachDefense attorney for Isaac Sant, as identified by WIRED
Riach compares HSI's operations to COINTELPRO and authoritarian secret policing.
“the new COINTELPRO”
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HSI report describes a Minneapolis criminal investigation; Riach compares the operation to COINTELPRO
HSI describes undercover work in Minneapolis as investigation of threats and interference with federal officers. Its St. Paul leader publicly defends the investigation as a response to coordinated violence. Defense attorney Kevin Riach compares HSI's operations to COINTELPRO. The accounts dispute the justification for the surveillance.
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Riach criticizes the investigations. The article links the HSI report and the government's discovery brief.
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In remarks published by WIRED, Riach discusses HSI reports.
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He compares its role to authoritarian policing.
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Relative to the undercover operations, he likens HSI's role to COINTELPRO and authoritarian secret policing.
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