So far, they had managed to keep Stott's illegal surveillance from the press.
Those charges were dropped in 1974 because of prosecutorial misconduct, including illegal surveillance.
There were concerns, which continue to the present day, that the smart cards could have security flaws or could be used in illegal surveillance.
Because the practice of often illegal surveillance by hacking into phones, using eavesdropping technologies and stealing documents continues.
And how long had this illegal surveillance been going on?
From 1994 to 1996 he chaired the Lund commission, which looked into illegal surveillance in Norway.
Over a six-month period, Bell also compiled evidence of what he alleged was illegal surveillance of him by a government agency.
Kennedy, however, explicitly denied that he had approved the illegal electronic surveillance of Black or others.
The charges center primarily on accusations of illegal surveillance and interference in the union's picket lines during the strike.
Will the Council investigate whether such illegal surveillance is also taking place in other Member States?