Grant Shapps says his focus was on saving lives after Afghan data breach
Former Defense Secretary Grant Shapps defended a decision to hold a data violation, including details of thousands of Afghan and some British authorities.
In his first interview since the public, Shapps said to the BBC that the violation of the violation of a precautionary measure prevention report was “quite right” by his predecessor and believed that he should remain in place.
During the conflict, the Taliban was thought to be under the risk of serious harm and even death, as he wanted an ordeal against the British government and employees.
Shapps, if there is any doubt, said that making a mistake carefully was “completely right”, adding that his focus is on “life -saving”.
A “Super Junction” – a kind of Gaging order that prevents the presence of even the presence of a precautionary measure – has been removed at the beginning of this week.
BBC Radio 4’un TODAY program, “whether this list will go out and as a result of this whether people will be followed, killed and executed, or to save this lives to save and save, said in this interview, why I could not take action and why I could not take action.”
During the 20 -year war in Afghanistan, approximately 19,000 Afghan’s data, who worked with the British and re -applied in the UK, were mistaken in February 2022.
More than 100 British details, including spies and special forces, were also published.
The discovery of the violation in 2023 forced the government to secretly establish the Route of Afghanistan (Arr) – a re -settlement scheme for those affected, despite their security, was not mentioned.
The program has already allowed Afghan and family members to be moved to the UK, and at a cost -effective cost, 850 million pounds are expected more than 2,400 people.
The accidental leak was the result of accidentally sending more than 30,000 re -settlement applications to a person outside the government, thinking that someone working at the UK Special Forces Headquarters in London sent data about only 150 people.
The Ministry of Defense refused to say how many people in Afghanistan may have been damaged as a result of data violation.
The Taliban government said on Thursday that he had not arrested or watched the Afghans affected by the leak.
