Another for the 'you couldn't make it up' file.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/19/police-undercover-officers-court-perjury-claim
"When Boyling went into the witness box at the trial, he swore under oath that he was Sutton, and gave evidence under questioning from the barrister for the defendants and the prosecution, according to a legal note of the hearing."
His unsuspecting lawyer has said "This case raises the most fundamental constitutional issues about the limits of acceptable policing, the sanctity of lawyer-client confidentiality, and the integrity of the criminal justice system. At first sight, it seems that the police have wildly overstepped all recognised boundaries."
What sort of idiot in the police force agreed he could do that? How often is this very same thing happening one wonders? You can't shift the blame onto the individual surely (like I guess you can with the Simon Harwood / Ian Tomlinson case for example).
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