26-07-2017, 08:20 PM
This has not been handled very well in a number of ways.
First, why was the date moved up to July from late October?
Especially why was it moved up if they were not ready? Because they have released documents which are still being withheld in full. Plus there are King documents in the batches. And some withheld documents are not being released yet.
Secondly, it is pretty clear that many of these should not have been withheld at all. They are not legally exempted. The exemptions as I understood them were dealing with an agent in place, or an ongoing operation. Many of these documents cannot claim that. The ARRB is not looking good right now.
First, why was the date moved up to July from late October?
Especially why was it moved up if they were not ready? Because they have released documents which are still being withheld in full. Plus there are King documents in the batches. And some withheld documents are not being released yet.
Secondly, it is pretty clear that many of these should not have been withheld at all. They are not legally exempted. The exemptions as I understood them were dealing with an agent in place, or an ongoing operation. Many of these documents cannot claim that. The ARRB is not looking good right now.