Ben Wallace makes ‘no apology’ for Afghan gagging order
Former Defense Secretary Sir Ben Wallace said he “did not apologize” to stop the reporting of a leak that reveals data about thousands of Afghan supporting British forces.
Sir I, who wrote in the telegram, said that the decision to apply for a precautionary measure was not “covering up”.
In February 2022, the details of approximately 19,000 people who applied to the UK within the scope of Afghan Changes and Charitable Policy (Arab) were leaked. The previous government learned a violation in August 2023, when some details were published on Facebook.
When I was informed about the error, Sir I said, “The first priority is to protect anyone at risk”.
“Some may not agree, but imagine whether the Taliban was warned against the existence of this list. I was afraid to think about what would happen.”
A new re -settlement scheme – Afghanistan response route – was established in April 2024 for those on the leaked list. So far, about 4,500 Afghan came to England.
The program is apparently about £ 850 million to £ 400 million.
As a result, the details of the major data violation, response and number of the right to live in the UK appeared on Tuesday after deciding that a high court judge should be abolished.
The leak contained potentially the names, contact information and some family information of people who risk damaging the Taliban.
Afghan translator’s daughter BBC, who has been leaked, said that the BBC’s entire family “panicked” to the Newsnight program.
“Nobody knows where the data is sent – they can be sent to the Taliban, they can be on their hands,” he said.
The authority added that his grandmother, which is still in Afghanistan, is “completely vulnerable”.
Download Street says they will not verify whether the leakage official is facing the disciplinary penalty and will not comment on a spokesman.
Speaking at Commons on Tuesday, Defense Minister John Healey said the person participating in the leak was “no longer doing the same job” and offered a “sincere apology” on behalf of the government.
The conservative leader Kemi Badenoch apologized on behalf of his party.
Former conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith said parliament should be informed about leakage.
“Parliament cannot be ignored during this time, at least we owe the task of examining it.”
