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MI5 gave evidence based on “lies” to three courts while defending a violent neo-Nazi spy whose abuse was uncovered by the BBC, a damning official report has found.<\/b><\/p>\n

The report, by the deputy investigatory powers commissioner Sir John Goldring, heavily criticises a series of senior MI5 figures and their organisation.<\/p>\n

He finds that one senior MI5 officer lied repeatedly, while another misled his own colleagues and lied about what he was told.<\/p>\n

The conclusions confirm the BBC’s revelation in February last year that MI5 lied to the courts<\/a>, something the security service vehemently denied.<\/p>\n

Sir John’s investigation was ordered by the prime minister in September after MI5’s explanations about what happened were rejected as deficient and unreliable by the High Court.<\/p>\n

His new report will plunge MI5 into crisis and could result in contempt of court proceedings or even a criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n

“MI5 recognises without hesitation the seriousness of our failings in these proceedings,” said MI5 Director General Sir Ken McCallum.<\/p>\n

“I repeat my previous apologies to both courts for the incorrect evidence that was provided, and for our slowness in recognising what had happened.”<\/p>\n

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the findings of the report were stark.<\/p>\n

“It details serious failings by individual MI5 officers, resulting in false evidence being provided to the courts, and criticism of MI5 as an organisation,” she said.<\/p>\n

“I am taking urgent action to hold MI5 to account for these failures, including strengthening my oversight and assurance of their work.”<\/p>\n

The investigation examined how MI5 gave false evidence to three courts about having kept to its core secrecy policy – known as ‘neither confirm nor deny’ (NCND) – about the agent status of the violent neo-Nazi informant.<\/p>\n

MI5 claimed it had maintained NCND and, consequently, the courts allowed it to keep information secret from a woman who was abused by the informant.<\/p>\n

But what MI5 said was untrue.<\/p>\n

MI5 had in fact disclosed the man’s agent status in phone calls to me, as it tried to persuade me not to investigate him in 2020. <\/p>\n

A senior MI5 officer, known as Officer 2, had tried to cover up for the man, falsely saying he was not an abusive misogynist nor a real extremist. <\/p>\n

He even wanted me to meet the agent. In doing so, he repeatedly departed from the NCND policy.<\/p>\n

The new report finds:<\/p>\n

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