agent provocateur

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a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts

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This would not be the first time that Canadian police agencies had used agents provocateurs.
Government agents provocateurs try to incite violence
Its announced intent is to help federal authorities enforce existing laws, and its approach of reporting illegal activity to authorities is more akin to neighborhood watches, though there is the danger that agents provocateurs could attempt acts of violence for the purpose of discrediting the group.
Borderline madness
They hinted that the perpetrators were agents provocateurs paid by the police.
Anarkids and Hypocrites
History is replete with examples of governments using agents provocateurs to justify eliminating the opposition and assuming dictatorial powers.
The Communist agents provocateurs joined the marchers and turned a peaceful protest in the Tibetan capital of Lahsa into a wild melee.
Agents provocateurs: governments around the world have been caught using undercover operatives to provoke national incidents and sway public opinion
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