The Tory immigration spokesman was taped without his knowledge by officers wearing covert microphones.
A superintendent cleared the surveillance operation before the MP was arrested into an inquiry about leaks from the Home Office by a civil servant.
The bugging techniques officers used to arrest Mr Green are usually employed by only anti-terrorist specialists.
The Metropolitan Police said the extraordinary lengths were used to ensure everything said by officers and Mr Green was on tape.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police admitted a tape of Mr Green was made "without his knowledge".
The issue had now been referred to the UK's covert surveillance watchdog "for their advice", the force added.
The Met said: "A tape sound recording was made of the MP's arrest and subsequent period in police charge, without his knowledge, prior to arrival at Belgravia Police station from Kent.
"This was authorised at superintendent level to provide an accurate record of anything that may have been said by officers or the MP over a period of nearly two and a half hours.
"This was done with the best of intentions
The best of intentions, eh? Say, for example, to give him every possible opportunity to incriminate himself? Just imagine the implications if he'd made an off-the-cuff joke.
Fucking cunts.
I'd just like to bring this old post to everyone's attention again. Even though we don't have the same rights as the septics, it's worth watching to see some of the tricks the police use. It may save you a lot of pain one day.
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Call me cynical, but could this be part of the plot to get rid Bob Quick? If so, expect a couple more details to be leaked over the Chritmas period (did I say leaked - I meant announced through unusual channels). Once Parliament reconvenes in the new year, the whole plot will be a fait accompli.
And the leaking will be done in such a way as to implicate the Tories, even though it will all be to spare the blushes of Fraulein Jacqboot Schmidt.
It already has I used the fifth when I was banged up by the jackboots
So now we know why the terror police squad were used - because they were operating under the same conditions as when searching terrorist suspects. Just goes to show that NuLabour have an enabling act now - if you p1ss them off at all you will suddenly be a 'terrorist suspect' and get the full works. Who would have thought the UK could come to this?
Ive seen it coming for 5 years
I didnt blog about it before for fear that I would be labelled a conspiraloony
When the anti terrorism laws came in, the government assured us that they would only be used against actual terrorists and would not be abused by being used against anyone else.
Bullshit then, bullshit now.
I saw that film about remaining silent a year or so ago but found it worthwhile watching again in full.
See the Police blogs, they agree, stay schtum, even if innocent.
Merry Christmas.
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