Operation Othona

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Operation Othona was a covert operation, gathering intelligence on corruption within the Metropolitan Police Service, set up in 1993.{{cite news |last1=Harper |first1=Tom |last2=Milmo |first2=Cahal |date=8 March 2014 |title=Calls for Scotland Yard to come clean over Daniel Morgan 'cover-up' in wake of Stephen Lawrence review |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/calls-for-scotland-yard-to-come-clean-over-27yearold-coverup-as-brother-of-murdered-private-investigator-daniel-morgan-condemns-police-9177653.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/calls-for-scotland-yard-to-come-clean-over-27yearold-coverup-as-brother-of-murdered-private-investigator-daniel-morgan-condemns-police-9177653.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |access-date=26 March 2014}} The work and findings of the operation were kept separate from other intelligence gathered by the Metropolitan Police.{{Cite report |last=Hurley |first=David |date=31 May 2012 |title=Review into whether relevant material concerning corruption allegations was passed to the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry |publisher=Metropolitan Police Service |page=8 }} Nearly all records from the operation were destroyed in 2001{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=Stephen Lawrence review prompts Met shredding ban |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26738065 |newspaper=BBC News |location=London |access-date=28 March 2014}} or 2003.