Sheffield University criticised for hiring private investigator after protest

Private investigator hired to look into possible involvement of two student activists in occupation of building

Sheffield University has been criticised for hiring a private investigator to look into the possible involvement of two student activists in a protest in one of its buildings.

The two students received letters on 9 November informing them that the university had hired Intersol Global, a firm of investigators, to look into whether they were involved in a student occupation of a building in late October protesting against Sheffield’s links to the arms industry.

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