Date: 11 January 2010
Statement on UEA computer hacking investigation
The National Domestic Extremism Unit has been assisting Norfolk Constabulary with the investigation into the allegations of computer hacking at UEA, since it was launched in November 2009.
At present we have two police officers assisting Norfolk with their investigation, and we have also provided computer forensic expertise.
While this is not strictly a domestic extremism matter, as a national police unit, we had the expertise and resource to assist with this investigation, as well as good background knowledge of climate change issues, in relation to criminal investigations.
