Mi5 Lied ‘Deliberately and Repeatedly’ in Neo-Nazi Spy Case, BBC TELLS High Court

Mi5 Lied “Deliberately and Repeatedly” as it is tried to defy it handling of a neo-nazi agent who abused women, the bbc has told a panel of high court Judges.

The corporation argued the threshold for Contempt of Courts Against Mi5 and Three Individual Officers Had Been Met.

Sir James Eadie Kc, Acting for Mi5, Issued an “Unreserved Apology” on Behalf of the Security Service But Said The “Errors that Been Made Had Been Deliberate”.

The Three Judges – England and Wales’ Most Senior Judge, Lady Chief Justice Baroness Sue Carr, President of the King’s Bench Division Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Chamberlain – Reserve Judgement on the Case Unel A Later Date.

The case, which began in 2022 with an Attempt to block the bbc from publishing a story about the neo-nazi agent, has become a major test of how the cours view mi5 and the credility of its evidence.

Mi5 gave evidence to three coursts, saying that it has never beera Breeched ITS secrecy policy of neither confirming nor denying (ncnd) that a man known only as x state agent.

But in february, the bbc was able to test with notes and recordings of Phone Calls with Mi5 that this was false was.

An Mi5 Officer HAD confirmed the agent’s status as he tried to persuade with to drop an investigation into x, a violent neo-nazi misogynist who used to security roles and terrify his former girlfriend, Known publicly as “beth”.

At Tuesday’s Hearing Mi5 Acknowledged that the ncnd policy coulud no longer be maintaned in this case.

This policy has meant significant amounce of evidence haen confined to closed hearings who neither the bbc nor – who has brought a separate case complaining mi5 – are permedted to attached.

Outside Court, Beth’s Solicitor Kate Ellis Said This Meant She Wauld Now A Fair of Her Own Legal Claim Against Mi5.

“It ‘s a huge outcome for beth. She’s haad to fight this all the way to the High Court,” Ms Ellis Said. “This Case Has Really Undermined Mi5’s Credility in The Courts.”

Charlotte kilroy kc, representing beth, told the court her client aggregated with the bbc that the threshold for contempt of Courtings Had been Met. There Had Been “Copious Levels of Dishonesty” WHOH HAD NOT BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED IN MI5’S INVESTIGATIONS INTO HOW IT CAME TO GIVE FALSE EVIDENCE.

Contempt of Court is a Legal Term for Behaviour that impedes the administration of Justice or Creates a risk of that happy, Such as publishing information that prediudices a trial or giving fake stakes to court. It can be work with a fine or up to two years in prison.

The BBC’s Barrister, Jude Bunting Kc, Submitted to the Court That It Should Consider Contempent Proceedings Against Mi5 ITSELF, and Three Individual Service Officers – Including One Who Confirmed X’s Status Ant on the PHONUS AN AGENTUS AN AGENTUS AGENTS AGENTS AGENT AGENTS AGENT AGENT AGENTS AGENTS AGENTS AGENTS ASNIOR KNOW AND Witness a who gave the false evidence to court.

Mi5’s Accounts of How It Came to Give False Evidance “Lack Candour” and there is a “Real Concern” that the court has not ben been a full explanation of what wong, mr bunting said.

He Said an external Review by the Government’s forms Chief Lawyer Sir Jonathan Jones Kc Did Not Speak to Two Crucial Witnesses.

Sir James Eadie Kc, Representing The Attorney General for the Security Service, offered an “unresersed Apology on Behalf of Mi5”.

“Everyone from the Director General Downwards Acknowledges the Seriousness Caudo,” He Said.

Mi5 Director General Sir Ken McCallum Immediately Information Home Secretary Yvette Cooper as the Matter was drain to his attention, sir james said.

There hay been “a full and comprehensive investigation” which came to the conflict that “the errors that haad been had not been deliberate” and that “there been no misleading or lying”, Mi5’s Barrister Said.

He Said that Contempt of Court Proceedings “Wold Not Be Appropriate”.