In All Of The Stories And Investigations Of Jack The Ripper,

I had always thought that all of the files that the police held had been made public, but it appears that the police have been 'economical with the truth', to coin a phrase, author and former police officer, Trevor Marriott, has tried for three years to see uncensored versions of the documents that the police hold, some 36,000 entries detailing police interaction with informants between 1888 to 1912, are being kept secret, the information is so sensitive that Det Supt Julian McKinney said that any release would make officers less able to prevent terrorist attacks and organised crime: 'Regardless of the time, regardless of whether they are dead, they should never be disclosed,' after 100 years? Mr. Marriott had previously applied under the Freedom of Information Act and, when that was refused, he appealed to the Information Commissioner, which also rejected his attempt, he has now appealed to the Information Tribunal, which is expected to release its decision later this year, Mr Marriott, who has written two previous books on the case, told the Sunday Mirror: 'these files should be made public at once, they are some of the most interesting records on the case I've come across,' however, Scotland Yard reportedly believes disclosing the names could hinder recruiting and gathering information from modern informants, affecting terrorism investigations - and even lead to the Victorians' relatives being attacked, so the Metropolitan Police in London is fighting a legal battle to keep files detailing the investigation into the notorious Jack the Ripper case secret - to maintain confidentiality for Victorian 'supergrasses', and there was me thinking the police force was hard up for cash, but they have the funds to fight to keep 100+ year old 'supergrasses' names a secret!