MI5 and PSNI to Pay Damages to Journalist for Phone Surveillance
MI5 and the PSNI will pay damages to former BBC editor Vincent Kearney after unlawfully accessing his phone records. The decision marks a significant victory for journalism regarding state surveillance.
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MI5 to pay damages for surveillance of journalist's phone
It is believed to be the first time that MI5 has been directed to pay compensation to a journalist.
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Tribunal found surveillance over ten-year period was ‘not in accordance with the law’
By Freya McClements
Read full article →‘A tremendous victory for journalism’ — RTÉ’s Vincent Kearney awarded damages after MI5 and PSNI unlawfully accessed his data
Mr Kearney took legal action after reports that documents in the Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney case suggested public bodies — including police forces — had spied on him
By By Jess Glass, Press Association Law Editor
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The British Security Service MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been ordered to pay damages to journalist Vincent Kearney for illegally accessing his phone data.
Read full article →MI5 and PSNI to pay damages to journalist Vincent Kearney for illegally obtaining his phone data
Vincent Kearney has been awarded a total of £20,000 (€23,000) in damages.
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