Home Raw News feed Labour Party PM clueless about GCSB’s snooping for Henry inquiry

PM clueless about GCSB’s snooping for Henry inquiry

0
0
Source: Labour Party – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: PM clueless about GCSB’s snooping for Henry inquiry

David Shearer  | 
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 – 15:45

John Key has once again been shown to be clueless about the activities of his own spy agency, which helped snoop for the Henry inquiry, says David Shearer.

“John Key told Parliament today that the Henry report was sent to the head of the GCSB (as it related to the Kitteridge report into the Bureau), and to the best of the Prime Minister’s knowledge that was the only role the GCSB played.

“But on page 16 of the Henry report, in Appendix Three, it quite clearly states:

“Substantial assistance, particularly in the gathering of records, was also provided by staff at GCSB…”

“Once again we are having to drag the truth out of John Key.  He needs to front up and tell New Zealanders what the “substantial assistance” the GCSB provided.

“And while he is at it, perhaps he could explain what role his Chief of Staff played in the inquiry and the collection of phone and email records.

TDB Recommends NewzEngine.com

“John Key and his office were neck-deep in this inquiry, which we now know not only tracked the movements of a journalist but also received three months of her phone records. 

“The Prime Minister wants us to believe that nobody ever asked for the journalist’s phone records.  That’s despite the administrator of the inquiry emailing the Parliamentary Service saying they were interested in “any contact” between the Ministers personal landlines and the journalist’s numbers. 

“This story gets murkier by the day.  The Prime Minister needs to come clean about what role he and his office played in this sorry saga,” says David Shearer.

The claims and opinions made in this statement are those of the release organisation and are not necessarily endorsed by, and are not necessarily those of, The Daily Blog. Also in no event shall The Daily Blog be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on the above release content.