Sarah Hampton to Irish government for public 2017.02.12

From: Sarah Hampton
(email on original only)
To:
Taoiseach Enda Kenny
Department of the Taoiseach
Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street
Dublin 2 D02 R583, Ireland
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charles Flanagan TD
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Iveagh House, 80 St Stephen’s Green
Dublin 2, D02 VY53, Ireland
Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald TD
Minister’s Office, Department of Justice and Equality
51 St Stephens Green
Dublin 2, D02 HK52, Ireland
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12 th February 2017
Dear Taoiseach Enda Kenny,
Dear Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charles Flanagan TD
Dear Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald TD
My name is Sarah Hampton, you may have first heard my name when I was quoted on the
Parliament floor by TD Paul Murphy on 8 February 2017. 1 In 2005 I was on holiday on
Ireland when I met Mark Kennedy. I subsequently went onto have a one year relationship
with the man I then knew as ‘Mark Stone’ without any idea of his true identity. In 2010 I
found out that he was a British undercover police officer working in Ireland as a member
National Public Order Intelligence Unit.
Finding out that Mark was an undercover police officer brought about a deep depression that
seemed impossible to navigate, there were times I have almost given up completely. The
process of seeking justice on this case has felt at times belittling, intimidating and downright
scary. I felt I had been raped, I never consented to sleeping with a police officer. 2
On the 3 rd February 2017 I received a written full apology from the Metropolitan Police
Service (MPS). 3 Assistant Commissioner Fiona Taylor wrote me to acknowledged the pain
and stress I have endured as the result of the deceitful relationship. The MPS Assistant
1 htps://twiter.com/paulmurphyaaa/status/829329682352992256
2 Sarah's complete statement: htps://policespiesoutofives.org.uk/sarahs-statement/
3 htp://www.yumpu.com/xx/document/view/56826058/leter-from-ac-taylor-to-bindmans-llp-19jan17

Commissioner stated,
“The relationship between you and Mark Kennedy was abusive, deceitful, manipulative and
wrong.” ”The relationship should never have happened.” “I recognise that what happened in
your case was an abuse of police power that resulted in a violation of your human rights, a
breach of your privacy and trust, and the source of significant trauma to you.”
I note the Parliamentary Answer that TD Clare Daly received from the Tánaiste, 8 th February
2017, stating “should anything emerge from the findings of the UK's Undercover Policing
Inquiry (UCPI) that would be relevant to policing in this jurisdiction I will consider it fully
and take any action that may be required.”
However at this point the UCPI excludes Ireland completely, so this Parliamentary Answer is
illogical and does not satisfy my concerns in the least. We don’t need to wait for the findings
of the UK undercover policing inquiry to know that there are significant grounds for taking
action on this matter. I am a US citizen, I was on holiday in Ireland when our relationship
began, and despite the British MPS apology I have received, I have many unanswered
questions regarding Ireland. I want to know if Irish authorities knew what Mark Kennedy was
doing, and I want details about his operations in Ireland.
- Did you allow him to develop intimate relationships with women in your jurisdiction?
- Was he operating with the full permission of the Irish authorities?
- Do you have police files on me?
- To what extent has my right to privacy been invaded by the Irish authorities?
It is my belief that Police and government are supposed to be here to serve the people and
they need to be held responsible when they themselves have even admitted to being negligent
and violating human rights. I believe that by not taking action on this matter you are
perpetuating the trauma I have experienced and that my human rights are continuing to be
violated.
Further I find it shocking that via my solicitor Darragh Mackin of KRW Law I have informed
the Minister of Justice about such issues via legal letters dated 17 May 2016 and again on 20
December 2016, 4 yet to date I have received no reply although both letters were even
reported in the media. 5
On 8 February the Taoiseach stated in Parliament that he would have his Minister for Foreign
Affairs and Trade, Charles Flanagan TD, raise the issue with British officials within the
coming week. I firmly request that you take action to insist to British officials that the UCPI
be extended to include the activities of undercover activities in the Republic of Ireland.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Hampton
Core Participant in the UK Undercover Policing Inquiry 6
4 Actvists demand report on Britsh police spy: htp://www.thetmes.co.uk/artcle/actvists-demand-reporton-britsh-police-spy-c9x3fzf9k
5 Inquiry urged into undercover Britsh agent Mark Kennedy: htp://www.irishtmes.com/news/crime-andlaw/inquiry-urged-into-undercover-britsh-agent-mark-kennedy-1.2686064
6 htps://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161215-list-of-core-partcipants-v15.pdf