MI5 accepts it gave evidence based on lies in neo-Nazi spy case
MI5 then helped him go abroad to continue intelligence work while under police investigation.The government took the BBC to court in 2022 in a failed attempt to block its investigation into X, but won him legal anonymity. The courts were told this in a sworn statement from a senior officer, a deputy director called Witness A.The courts accepted MI5's arguments. This meant Beth and everyone else was banned from ever officially being told X was an agent and denied access to the key evidence.
- ▪MI5 then helped him go abroad to continue intelligence work while under police investigation.The government took the BBC to court in 2022 in a failed attempt to block its investigation into X, but won him legal anonymity.
- ▪The courts were told this in a sworn statement from a senior officer, a deputy director called Witness A.The courts accepted MI5's arguments.
- ▪This meant Beth and everyone else was banned from ever officially being told X was an agent and denied access to the key evidence.
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MI5 accepts it gave evidence based on lies in neo-Nazi spy caseImage caption, The case centres around a BBC investigation over how an MI5 agent used his role to abuse his girlfriendByDaniel De SimoneInvestigations correspondentPublished18 September 2026, 11:08 BSTUpdated 8 minutes agoThe security service has accepted it gave evidence based on lies to three courts and that senior MI5 officers were repeatedly dishonest.It is the first time MI5 has accepted that lies were told to the courts and confirms the BBC's revelation about what happened.The lies were revealed in February 2025, which the security service then vehemently denied.Timothy Otty KC, representing MI5, announced the position during a High Court hearing in London on Friday.MI5 court evidence based on lies, report…
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