Undercover officer allegedly used public money for romantic break in Venice

Woman deceived into relationship tells spycops inquiry the trip was not to meet Italian socialists, as Carlo Soracchi claims

An undercover police officer is facing allegations that he used taxpayers' money to pay for a romantic break in Venice with a woman he was deceiving into a long-term relationship, the spycops public inquiry has heard.

Carlo Soracchi pretended to be an activist for six years while he infiltrated socialist and anti-fascist campaign groups.