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MI5 ‘deliberately and repeatedly lied’ in agent’s identity case, court told
- A High Court judge ordered MI5 to release secret documents after expressing a lack of confidence in MI5's explanation for false evidence given by a senior officer during legal proceedings.
- MI5 issued an apology for 'failings and errors' related to a case involving a neo-Nazi agent who attacked his girlfriend, referred to as 'Beth.'
- Sir James Eadie KC stated that internal investigations led to an 'unequivocal apology' but noted that errors were not made deliberately.
- Bunting KC argued in court that the individual providing false evidence had 'deliberately and repeatedly lied,' indicating a severe breach of protocol within MI5.
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MI5 'unreservedly' apologises following High Court judgement on false evidence case
A decision on whether to issue contempt of court proceedings over false evidence given to the High Court by an MI5 officer has been adjourned to allow time for a further investigation, Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr has said.
·London, United Kingdom
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