Kevin C. Riach on Free Speech

Recorded statement

Statement dated October 28, 2026.

Role at the time: Defense attorney for Isaac Sant, as identified by WIRED

October 28, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

Riach compares HSI's operations to COINTELPRO and authoritarian secret policing.

“the new COINTELPRO”

Open sourceWIRED investigates HSI's Minneapolis surveillanceOctober 28 report, Kevin Riach interview and linked filings

Riach criticizes the investigations. The article links the HSI report and the government's discovery brief.

Why we used this label

Relative to the undercover operations, he likens HSI's role to COINTELPRO and authoritarian secret policing.