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Ex-BBC journalist awarded £20,000 after MI5 and PSNI unlawfully accessed phone data
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The Guardian
Ex-BBC journalist awarded £20,000 after MI5 and PSNI unlawfully accessed phone data
Tribunal rules surveillance aimed at identifying Vincent Kearney’s sources was disproportionate and unlawful
A former BBC journalist has been awarded £20,000 in damages after MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland unlawfully obtained data from his mobile phone.
A specialist tribunal on Thursday ordered the agencies to pay the compensation to Vincent Kearney for attempts to identify his sources while he was th…
23 Jul, 15:56
Evening Standard
Ex-BBC journalist whose data was unlawfully gained awarded £20,000 in damages
Vincent Kearney, now the northern editor at RTÉ, brought legal action against MI5 and police forces at a specialist tribunal.
23 Jul, 15:16
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