工党办公室：正式要求对情报机构事故展开质询

　　工党领袖大卫谢尔今天写信给总理，正式要求对我国情报部门出现一系列严重事故及政府对此的管理问题展开大范围的独立质询。　　新西兰人对我国安全情报部门的信赖与忠诚由于Kim Dotcom事件遭到了严重损害。　　我

　　新西兰人对我国安全情报部门的信赖与忠诚由于Kim Dotcom事件遭到了严重损害。

　　我们共同的担忧是：这个案件的失败直接牵涉到政府高层，包括法定应当“掌控”情报部门的总理。

　　这不仅是关系到政府安保情报部门最下层的个别员工是不是把事情搞砸。它其实牵涉到许多严重的问题，包括众多的重要部门，例如直接向总理汇报的情报合作组，怎么竟然或者完全对此不知情、或者故意对总理保密。

　　总理如果想将个中肯綮对公众隐瞒不报，他就是对国家不利。因为此事关系太重大了。它直接击中我国国家安全问题的核心――即新西兰人的隐私权以及我们作为一个开放、诚实的政府的国际声誉。

　　我们已经建议对此展开一个类似于2004年由Philip Flood执棒的对澳大利亚情报机构的质询。质询应当由声望卓著的独立人士来领导、应当大范围进行。

新西兰人必须能够信任我国的情报机构是守法运作的。Paul Neazor的报告局限性太强，光靠这一个报告不可能恢复国人对安保部门的信心，因为还有太多的问题没有解答。

　　我呼吁约翰基以总理应有的角度考虑到这个议题的严重性。（霍建强议员办公室供稿）

David

SHEARER

Labour Leader                      

28 September  2012                                                     MEDIA STATEMENT

Labour formally requests proper inquiry into intelligence failures

Labour Leader David Shearer has today written to the Prime Minister formally requesting a wide-ranging and independent inquiry into the serious failures within our intelligence services and the Government’s management of them.

“New Zealanders’ confidence in the integrity and actions of our intelligence agencies has been severely dented by the Kim Dotcom affair.

“My concern, and theirs, is that the failings in this case go right to the top of Government, including the role of Prime Minister who has legislative ‘control’ of the agencies.

“This isn’t just about whether a couple of people screwed up at the lowest levels of the Government Communications Security Bureau. It’s about many serious issues, including how a number of key agencies, like the Intelligence Coordination Group which reports directly to the Prime Minister, were either unaware of the issue or deliberately kept it from John Key.

“The Prime Minister will be doing the country a disservice if he tries to sweep this under the carpet. It is too serious for that. It goes to the heart of our national security, New Zealanders’ right to privacy and our international reputation for open and honest Government.

“We have suggested the inquiry could be similar to that conducted by Philip Flood into the Australian intelligence services in 2004. The terms of reference should be broad and it should be headed by an independent person of great standing and high integrity.

“Kiwis need to be able to trust that our intelligence agencies are following the law and are being properly overseen. The report by Paul Neazor is too limited and will not, on its own, restore the faith of New Zealanders given that there are dozens of questions remaining unanswered.

“I am asking John Key to treat this with the seriousness it deserves as Prime Minister. He owes New Zealanders nothing less,” said David Shearer.