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MI5 does not have to say if abusive man was a spy, judges rule
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The security services can continue to neither confirm nor deny whether a man who attacked his girlfriend with a machete was an MI5 agent, judges have ruled. In 2022, a BBC News investigation established through multiple sources that the man - known as X for legal reasons - was an MI5 agent. Beth, his ex-partner, complained to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) to investigate MI5's recruitment and handling of X. MI5 has always refused to publicly confirm whether or not X was an agent. The IPT has ruled in favor of MI5, saying the principle of neither confirming nor denying the agent's status is fundamental and consistent. The full trial is scheduled for January 2025.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg5qgm70p2o
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The security services can continue to neither confirm nor deny whether a man who attacked his girlfriend with a machete was an MI5 agent, judges have ruled. In 2022, a BBC News investigation established through multiple sources that the man - known as X for legal reasons - was an MI5 agent. Beth, his ex-partner, complained to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) to investigate MI5's recruitment and handling of X. MI5 has always refused to publicly confirm whether or not X was an agent. The IPT has ruled in favor of MI5, saying the principle of neither confirming nor denying the agent's status is fundamental and consistent. The full trial is scheduled for January 2025.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg5qgm70p2o