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South African intelligence agencies have been accused of illegally spying on civil society groups and community leaders in the country.
“Intelligence officials are reportedly calling people working for civil society groups and asking them for information about the groups in exchange for money,” Murray Hunter, a spokesperson for the Right2know campaign, told.
He said that, although intelligence agencies had a legitimate role to play, they also at times viewed certain activists as threats to the state.
“Our report primarily looks at physical surveillance, for example, where officials call and ask activists when they will be attending their meetings,” he said. Continue reading