Law Enforcement Center Monitoring Line 3 Activists Keeps Records Under "Secret" Classification - Progressive Hub

By Chris Schiano, Unicorn Riot

Almost all records held by Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) related to the environmentally harmful Enbridge Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline are classified as secret, according to memos provided to Unicorn Riot as part of a denial of public records requests. The BCA investigates crime scenes and police shootings, and also runs the Minnesota Fusion Center.

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