Rt Hon
Winston Peters says the case of the leaked Kitteridge report
into the Government Communications Security Bureau should
now be handed over to the Police.
This follows the release
of the Henry investigation and the resignation of Peter
Dunne.
Mr Peters says the issue involved a serious breach
of national security and was never just a matter of
“politics”.
“New Zealand is in a privileged ‘five
eyes’ relationship with the United States, Canada,
Australia and Britain and now four of those eyes are looking
at us.
“The Prime Minister fails to understand the
importance of maintaining the integrity of New Zealand’s
security system in a world hit by increasing intelligence
theft and terrorism.
“Mr Key overlooked his
international obligations and has treated a serious breach
of security in a cavalier manner. Police should have been
called in from the outset.
“This is a sad day for Mr
Dunne but it is even sadder for New Zealand’s security
interests and obligations,” he says.
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