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Olympic ‘spying’ suspect bailed

 

Baroness Ford claimed Spurs had all 14 members of her board monitored by private investigators

A man arrested over claims that London 2012 executives were put under surveillance by a potential tenant of the Olympic Stadium has been bailed.

Tottenham Hotspur FC monitored all 14 board members of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC), according to the OPLC’s Chair, Baroness Ford.

The Premier League club said it “totally rejects the accusation in the strongest possible terms”.

A 29-year-old man detained in Sussex has been bailed until February.

Spurs and League One club Leyton Orient launched a legal battle when West Ham were chosen to occupy the stadium after the Games.

The bidding process collapsed and a new round of applications has been invited.

Material seized

Baroness Ford told the London Assembly: “My board were put under surveillance by Tottenham Hotspur and the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur felt confident enough to say that in the Sunday Times several months ago, that all 14 members of my board were put under surveillance.”

A police spokesman said: “As part of their inquiries, detectives have conducted searches at both a residential and business premises in Sussex, a second private address in Sutton, and a further business address in Westminster.

“An amount of material was seized during the searches.”

Tottenham said on Tuesday it “did not undertake, instruct or engage any party to conduct surveillance on any member of the OPLC committee”.

“We consider the making of this baseless accusation to be wholly inappropriate and irresponsible,” it added in a statement.