Monday, March 4, 2013

MI5 Boss Talks About His Agency


British Spies 'Tempted To Cut Corners' In Bid To Catch Terrorists And Foreign Agents Says MI5 Boss -- Daily Mail

* Spies must act ethically, says Director General Sir Jonathan Evans
* Comments come amid criticism of plans for secret courts
* Justice and Security bill has been put forward by Government
* Bill would allow cases involving national security to be heard in private

New recruits to MI5 have been warned to behave within the law in order to maintain the public's trust in the security service.

MI5 head Sir Jonathan Evans claimed that many spies were tempted to 'cut corners' in their attempts to bring terrorists threatening the UK to justice.

The Director General of the intelligence agency said he had to warn spies to behave proportionally, ethically and legally to keep the the trust of both members of the public and ministers, and that cutting corners could result in longer term problems for the service.

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