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A postman-turned-leftist politician who has campaigned against the use of Tasers claims he has been targeted by a shady spy ring _ allegedly made up of crooked cops, private eyes and the head of a French company that sells the stun guns.
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Olivier Besancenot, leader of France’s Revolutionary Communist League, right, speaks to reporters as his lawyer Noel Mamere, left, looks on, upon their arrival at the Paris courthouse, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008. SMP Technologies has filed suit charging...
