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Somebody
leaked information from the SIS about the handing over of secret information to
gutter blogger Cameron Slater
who used that information to bully various political figures prior to the
general election:
It would certainly appear that John Key knew via his office staff member Jason Ede that this illegal
information was being passed on to the dirt digger Whale-oil via a FIA misused
process…
it would appear that the PM was not wearing his PM’s hat during any of
the communications involved.
This leak could only have come from the SIS or the
PM’s office…my view is the PM ordered the leaking via Chris Finlayson…so as to control the down side regarding his
shocking behaviour when boss of both the GCSB and the SIS at the time. He will
now expect Chis Finlayson to shoulder the fall out…hence his appointment.
This from
TVNZ:
In an
unprecedented move, the head of New Zealand's top spy agency is expected to
tomorrow apologise to former Labour leader Phil
Goff.
Inspector
General of Intelligence and Security Cheryl
Gwyn launched an inquiry in the middle of the election campaign
following revelations in Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics that Whale Oil
blogger Cameron Slater was
given information from the Prime Minister's office about what to ask for in an
Official Information Act request in 2011. The request
related to accusations from John Key
and National that Mr Goff had lied about a briefing about alleged Israeli
spying in Christchurch.
At the time,
Mr Goff said he hadn't received a top secret briefing from then spy agency
head, Warren Tucker.
The
Government attacked Mr Goff's credibility after Dr Tucker insisted he had
briefed him.
ONE News
understands Ms Gwyn's report will be released tomorrow morning and will heavily
criticise Dr Tucker.
Rebecca Kitteridge, Director of the New Zealand Security
Intelligence Service, is expected to personally apologise to Mr Goff at
Parliament over the agency's handling of the case.
The report is
understood to say Dr Tucker "lacked professionalism" in his dealings
with Mr Key and his staff over the issue, leading to a "politically
partisan affect".
It says his
relationship with Mr Goff was "unfair" and "unprofessional"
and his engagement with the Prime Minister's office was "not
appropriate".
While it is critical of Mr Key's
office, the report does not directly criticise him personally.
In the
report, it's understood Ms Gwyn says Dr Tucker and his staff gave
"incomplete and inaccurate information to the Prime Minister" which
was unfair to the then leader of the opposition.
The report
also confirms former National Party staffer Jason Ede told Mr Slater to ask for information about Mr
Goff's briefing under the Official Information Act.
It's understood Ms Gwyn has used phone
records to verify that while Mr Ede was on the phone to Mr Slater about the
issue, the blogger lodged the Official Information Act request relating to
whether Mr Goff had been briefed.
Mr Key denied
during the election campaign that his office had anything to do with the fast
tracking of the OIA request.
This from TV 3
The New
Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) is being ordered to apologise to
Labour MP Phil Goff over the way information meant to embarrass him was made
available to Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater.
It's the
first official punishment handed down by the Inspector-General of Security and
Intelligence, Cheryl Gwyn, who has been investigating claims made by Nicky Hager in his book, Dirty
Politics.
The book,
which came out during the election campaign, claimed right-wing Slater had his
requests for information deliberately fast-tracked by someone in Prime Minister
John Key's office, and that someone was Jason Ede.
That led to
the inquiry, to see how far any wrongdoing might have spread.
3 News
understands the spy agency and Prime Minister John Key's office were found to
be in cahoots with Slater to get the information out.
It was
sensitive information that embarrassed Mr Goff, pertaining to the issue of
supposed Israeli spies Mr Goff said he didn't know about, though he had been
briefed about it.
The report
deals with how the information got out, and that is through former SIS director
Warren Tucker. Mr Tucker is found have been unfair and politically partisan in
the way he dealt with the Prime Minister's office to get it out, according to 3
News' understanding of the report.
The Prime
Minister himself is not likely to be implicated in the incident, though Mr Ede
was working in his office. Mr Ede was on the phone with Slater at the time he
requested the information through the Official Information Act.
The findings
will be officially released tomorrow.
3 News
Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/sis-to-say-sorry-for-whale-oil-oia-release-2014112418#ixzz3JyhaAJOj
The real question is why was this leaked, and who leaked it,
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