David Shayler pied at award ceremony
MIhearingthisright? | 05.03.2002 14:30
David Shayler, ex-British intelligence operative, was pied last night at the annual Privacy International awards ceremony in London. (article 1)
David Shayler pied at award ceremony
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David Shayler pied at award ceremony
David Shayler pied at award ceremony
Shayler was accepting an award for whistleblowing about illegal MI5 activites, but used his acceptance speech to voice his support for the 'legitimate' work of the British security services. Disgusted campaigners attending the award, who like anyone else involved in any sort of protest in this country would have been the victim of this 'legitimate' activity, decided a playful pieing was in order for this cheek.
David Shayler joined MI5 in Oct/1991 and worked there for five years. He started at F Branch (counter-subversion) in Jan/1992, and worked in T Branch (Irish terrorism) from August 1992 until October 1994. It was his work with these secretive, reactionary and generally dodgy organisations and generally that Shayler was seeking to promote at the ceromony.
Before Shayler made his comments, the award ceremony had already created controversy when the Daily Telegraph, the Conservative Party's in-house journal, was congratulated by the organisers and given an award for, surprisingly, running a campaign against a Labour Government.
"Privacy International do a great job in exposing the secret world of spooks and surveillance obsessed government agencies," said one protester, "So we were a bit surprised to see their award ceremony being used to promote the 'legitimate' activities the security services. A pie in the face seemed the obvious response".
David Shayler joined MI5 in Oct/1991 and worked there for five years. He started at F Branch (counter-subversion) in Jan/1992, and worked in T Branch (Irish terrorism) from August 1992 until October 1994. It was his work with these secretive, reactionary and generally dodgy organisations and generally that Shayler was seeking to promote at the ceromony.
Before Shayler made his comments, the award ceremony had already created controversy when the Daily Telegraph, the Conservative Party's in-house journal, was congratulated by the organisers and given an award for, surprisingly, running a campaign against a Labour Government.
"Privacy International do a great job in exposing the secret world of spooks and surveillance obsessed government agencies," said one protester, "So we were a bit surprised to see their award ceremony being used to promote the 'legitimate' activities the security services. A pie in the face seemed the obvious response".
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