Facial recognition at South Wales derby 'a step too far', says police chief

One of the most senior policing figures in Wales has warned that the use of facial recognition technology at the country's biggest football derby this weekend could create miscarriages of justice. Arfon Jones, a veteran Welsh police officer and the North Wales police and crime commissioner, has expressed grave concern about the deployment of the surveillance technology at Sunday's clash between Cardiff City and Swansea City. Civil liberties and fan groups have also criticised South Wales police's decision to train cameras on supporters and employ facial recognition on them at the Cardiff City stadium. Jones, who served as a police officer in North Wales for 30 years, described the plans as "disproportionate". He also accused the South Wales force of being engaged in a "fishing expedition where, once again, football fans are being unfairly targeted in a way that supporters of other sports are not".