SIS allegations too serious to ignore
Monday, 22 November 2004, 10:28 am
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Don Brash MP - National Party Leader
22 November 2004
SIS allegations too serious to ignore
National Party
Leader Don Brash says the allegations made against the SIS
are too serious to ignore.
“I am offering to work with
the Prime Minister to get a process underway quickly to
further examine the claims,” says Dr Brash, who is also a
member of the Parliamentary committee responsible for the
SIS.
“It is important that both the public and the
Government have confidence in our intelligence service.
These unanswered claims have the potential to put that
confidence at risk.
“We should be laying party politics
aside if we are to properly examine the issues raised by the
weekend reports,” says Dr Brash.
ENDS
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