The minister of Justice and the Attorney General both express surprise at the revelations, and say they would be gravely concerned if the attempts came from political sources. The Prime Minister has announced the appointment of retired High Court judge, Laurence Greig to watch over the Security Intelligence Service. The inevitable critics say that it would have been better to have nominated someone with an interest in civil liberties to the job. It was revealed over the weekend that the police officer from Ashhurst who was tied up, tortured and doused with petrol, and who escaped from his house before it was set afire has been arrested and charged with a number of counts of fraud and arson. It would appear that the whole thing was a scam from start to finish.
Police are stunned and embarrassed, and now seem set to throw the book at their colleague.
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