Police find body in bag at MI6 man's London flat

[Jan Klimkowski]

And then there's this self-serving bullshit from MI6.

I don't believe a single, solitary, word of the testimony of the entity known as "F", apart from the statement that Williams' line manager has not faced any disciplinary action for totally failing to do his job.

But then it's highly likely that the line manager, in refusing to report or investigate Willliams' absence from work, was simply obeying orders.

And why would MI6 disclipline a manager for aiding in the coverup of a crime as ordered?

A senior officer, known only as F and representing MI6, told Westminster coroners court that an SIS internal review had found no link between Williams's intelligence work and his death.

She said SIS did discover a small number of searches made by Williams on its database that appeared to be unauthorised, and which might have allowed someone to "theoretically put some pressure on Gareth".

"However, it is very theoretical. And it appears there is less to this than meets the eye. There is no evidence that these actions have come to the attention of a third party, let alone a hostile or malign third party."

There was no reason to think foreign intelligence services or security organisations represented a threat to Williams, she added. MI6's security assessment was that he was "low risk" and his work had never taken him to Russia or Afghanistan, contrary to media speculation, the inquest heard. He had been on operational deployment only in the UK.

Williams's mother, Ellen, broke down and had to be led from the courtroom as F admitted the line manager responsible for not reporting Williams missing had not faced any disciplinary action.

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Williams, whose job was "developing practical applications for emerging technologies", was described as a "fully deployable, highly talented officer". Contrary to media reports, the flat he was living in was "not an SIS safe house", said F, who understood it had been rented through his employers at GCHQ.

SIS did not carry out an independent internal investigation into his death. But 12 months later, it conducted a "comprehensive internal review". "It confirmed we had no evidence of any specific threat to Gareth arising out of his activities, arising out of his work for SIS," said F. "It concluded here was no reason to think his death was in any way connected with his work."

Williams's job was to "think up and design technology" to support other operators. "He had a highly skilled, very able technical brain. Everyone in SIS found him a very pleasant individual, a good colleague, respected for his talents." But he was an intensely private individual, said F, adding that Williams did not socialise with colleagues out of work. "He liked to keep his work life very separate from the rest of his life."

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