05-06-2013, 01:13 AM
Judging from the dates involved I'd say it looks like it goes back to the beginning when they were not supposed to be there at all. [URL="https://deeppoliticsforum.com/forums/showthread.php?6804-Libya-A-no-lie-zone&p=36503#post36503"]https://deeppoliticsforum.com/forums/showthread.php?6804-Libya-A-no-lie-zone&p=36503#post36503
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Jan Klimkowski Wrote:I wonder what got the spooks so antsy?
Sky News is a Murdoch outlet.
What was the British Special Forces operation in Libya in 2011 that could not be disclosed?
An operation whose protection was so important that the career of a "future commanding officer of the SAS" was derailed?
Of course, a British Blackwater likely beckons for some of the protagonists...
Quote:SAS officer suing Scotland Yard for wrongful arrest over suspected leaks to Sky News
A former SAS officer is suing the Metropolitan Police for wrongful arrest and imprisonment after he was detained by armed police investigating a suspected leak of classified information to Sky News.
By Alice Philipson
10:00AM BST 04 Jun 2013 Daily Telegraph
The man, aged 33, was forced to make a "hard stop" of his vehicle while travelling with his young son near Hereford before he was arrested by counter-terrorism officers.
It is understood the police were acting upon concerns raised by Lieutenant-General Jonathan Page, who was then Director of British Special Forces, that secret information about Britain's involvement in Libya in 2011 had been passed to Sky's defence correspondent Sam Kiley.
Communications data, including private phone records, were used during the police investigations, according to The Times.
Another officer working in signals, aged 35, was arrested on the same day in March 2011.
Both men were informed in July that they would not face charges and the 33-year-old SAS officer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, resigned his commission in protest over the way he'd been treated.
He was described by Colonel Richard Williams, the former commander of the SAS, as "the leading light in his generation" and "a future SAS commanding officer."
The Colonel added: "To have sacrificed his and the other officer's career on what appears to be exaggerated and false charges is not just extraordinary, is frankly a betrayal of trust."
Simon McKay, the high-flying SAS officer's lawyer, told the Times: "I am able to confirm that I have today taken steps to issue proceedings against the Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police. My client is seeking substantial damages for unlawful arrest and false imprisonment."
The MoD said: "We have received a request for information from solicitors acting for a former soldier. The MoD is considering its response. It would be inappropriate to comment further."
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said proceedings had not yet been issued against the force.
In December 2011, Sky successfully appealed a challenge from Scotland Yard to access Mr Kiley's work emails.
It is understood Mr Kiley knew the officers from a visit to Helmand in 2008, where both solders were serving. The reporter was embedded with British troops and was writing a book called Desperate Glory.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.