BBC to contact tribunal over claims journalist was spied on by police
The BBC has instructed lawyers to contact a specialist tribunal over claims one of its investigative reporters was spied on by police.
The corporation said the allegations relate to former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney and his work on a 2011 Spotlight documentary that probed the independence of Northern Ireland’s police watchdog.
Mr Kearney, who is the current Northern Editor at RTE, said he is determined to find out what happened.
The claims emerged as part of a case already being examined by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) into allegations two other investigative reporters working in Northern Ireland have
