In an article in the Telegraph we learn MI5 may be prepared to cut corners to catch 'terrorists' - now there is a surprise.
Jonathan Evans, the director-general of the security service, said he had to warn new recruits to keep their activities “legal” and “proportionate” in order to retain the trust of ministers and the public.
He was speaking as the Government braces itself for a rebellion over plans for a new generation of secret courts that will allow evidence from the intelligence services to be heard in private. Critics, including senior lawyers and former Army officers, say the Justice and Security Bill will allow intelligence officers who are complicit in torture and rendition to evade public scrutiny.
Jonathan Evans, the director-general of the security service, said he had to warn new recruits to keep their activities “legal” and “proportionate” in order to retain the trust of ministers and the public.
He was speaking as the Government braces itself for a rebellion over plans for a new generation of secret courts that will allow evidence from the intelligence services to be heard in private. Critics, including senior lawyers and former Army officers, say the Justice and Security Bill will allow intelligence officers who are complicit in torture and rendition to evade public scrutiny.