Ian Hurst - Revision history

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External Resources

Tom Griffin: /* Computer hacking */

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Computer hacking

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External Resources

Melissa Jones: typo

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typo

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Break-in

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Stevens Inquiry claims

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 *Paul Larkin, [http://www.fadooda.com/index.php?itemid=343 The Guardian continues its “battle” with Sinn Féin], fadooda.com, 18 September 2011.
 *James Cusick, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/intercepted-intelligence-could-not-have-been-published-says-witness-6269258.html Intercepted intelligence could not have been published, says witness], ''Independent'', 29 November 2011.
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 ::During the course of our meeting, X stated that he had placed a computer Trojan on my hard drive (by sending me an email from a bogus address which t then opened) and had, over a three month period, obtained all email traffic which was sent and received by me.<ref name="HurstLevesonstatement">[Witness Statement of Ian Hurst], Leveson Inquiry, 9 November 2011.</ref>
-Hurst was not informed of the hacking by police until October 2011.<ref name="HurstLevesonstatement">[Witness Statement of Ian Hurst], Leveson Inquiry, 9 November 2011.</ref>
+At a meeting with [[SOCA]] detectives in May 2011, Hurst claimed that [[Philip Campbell Smith]] had cultivated contacts with [[Special Branch]] officers. He also claimed that there were police corruption issues with [[Operation Millipede]].<ref>Robert Verkaik and Abul Taher, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2415214/Leveson-hackers-Whistleblower-police-collusion-intelligence-officer-warned-crime-squad-blagging-ignored.html Leveson witness was ignored when he blew the whistle on police collusion with hackers while intelligence officer also warned crime squad about blue-chip firms using blagging], MailOnline, 8 September 2013.</ref>
 ==External Resources==

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 *[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101103103930/http://report.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org/transcripts/Archive/Ts329.htm  Oral Testimony, Day 329], Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 12 May 2003.
 *[http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/evidence/?witness=ian-hurst Evidence: Ian Hurst], Leveson Inquiry, 28 November 2011.
 *[https://p10.secure.hostingprod.com/@spyblog.org.uk/ssl/spyblog/2006/10/29/readnotify-tracking-journalists-and-their-sources-or-being-used-for-disinformati.html ReadNotify tracking journalists and their sources, or being used for disinformation?], Spy Blog, 29 October 2006.
 *Barry McCaffrey, [http://www.thedetail.tv/issues/1/carroll/psni-gets-limited-access-to-army-intelligence-says-former-soldier PSNI gets limited access to army intelligence says former soldier], The Detail, 14 March 2011.

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 ::However, if Ingram's information is correct, the Scotland Yard investigation has the potential to cast up information that could force the case to be reopened.<ref>Scotland Yard probe report; Army unit 'burned' collusion investigation office, ''Belfast Telegraph'', 25 November 1999.</ref>
-Following a series of articles in ''The Times'' in 1999, Hurst was arrested by [[Special Branch]] police officers in connection with alleged breaches of the Official Secrets Act. He was not charged but was subject to an injunction.<ref name="HurstLevesonstatement">[Witness Statement of Ian Hurst], Leveson Inquiry, 9 November 2011.</ref> The Press Aassociation reported that a soldier had been arrested on 17 December 1999, by police officers investigating Ingram, but could not confirm the identity of the man detained.<ref>Cahal Milmo, WHISTLEBLOWER HELD OVER ULSTER SABOTAGE CLAIMS, Press Association, 19 December 1999.</ref>
+Following a series of articles in ''The Times'' in 1999, Hurst was arrested by [[Special Branch]] police officers in connection with alleged breaches of the Official Secrets Act. He was not charged but was subject to an injunction.<ref name="HurstLevesonstatement">[Witness Statement of Ian Hurst], Leveson Inquiry, 9 November 2011.</ref> The Press Association reported that a soldier had been arrested on 17 December 1999, by police officers investigating Ingram, but could not confirm the identity of the man detained.<ref>Cahal Milmo, WHISTLEBLOWER HELD OVER ULSTER SABOTAGE CLAIMS, Press Association, 19 December 1999.</ref>
 Sir [[John Stevens]] reportedly ordered an investigation of his allegations about the 1990 fire on 19 March 2000.<ref>Richard Norton-Taylor, Ministers 'horrified' by attack on press over Shayler, ''The Guardian'', 20 March 2000.</ref>

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 ==Break-in==
 On 2 April 2000, Liam Clarke claimed that the [[Ministry of Defence]] had received papers stolen from a man accused of being Ingram.
-::The papers, allegedly stolen in the break-in on February 1, were used to confront the ex-
+::The papers, allegedly stolen in the break-in on February 1, were used to confront the ex-soldier by the defence ministry about a fortnight later.
 ::The MoD told the soldier's lawyers that the papers had been delivered to it anonymously. It then demanded to see a memoir it believed the soldier had written. The papers belonged to a former member of military intelligence.<ref>Liam Clarke, Agents 'stole papers' to nail whistleblower, ''Sunday Times'', 25 November 1999.</ref>

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	Sir [[John Stevens]] reportedly ordered an investigation of his allegations about the 1990 fire on 19 March 2000.<ref>Richard Norton-Taylor, Ministers 'horrified' by attack on press over Shayler, ''The Guardian'', 20 March 2000.</ref>		Sir [[John Stevens]] reportedly ordered an investigation of his allegations about the 1990 fire on 19 March 2000.<ref>Richard Norton-Taylor, Ministers 'horrified' by attack on press over Shayler, ''The Guardian'', 20 March 2000.</ref>
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		+	==Break-in==
		+	On 2 April 2000, Liam Clarke claimed that the [[Ministry of Defence]] had received papers stolen from a man accused of being Ingram.
		+	::The papers, allegedly stolen in the break-in on February 1, were used to confront the ex-
		+	soldier by the defence ministry about a fortnight later.
		+	::The MoD told the soldier's lawyers that the papers had been delivered to it anonymously. It then demanded to see a memoir it believed the soldier had written. The papers belonged to a former member of military intelligence.<ref>Liam Clarke, Agents 'stole papers' to nail whistleblower, ''Sunday Times'', 25 November 1999.</ref>

	Hurst moved to France in 2004.<ref name="HurstLevesonstatement">[Witness Statement of Ian Hurst], Leveson Inquiry, 9 November 2011.</ref>		Hurst moved to France in 2004.<ref name="HurstLevesonstatement">[Witness Statement of Ian Hurst], Leveson Inquiry, 9 November 2011.</ref>

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	===Arrest===		===Arrest===
		+	On 25 November 2009, the ''Belfast Telegraph'' reported that Ingrams claims had sparked a police inquiry:
		+	::The new Metropolitan Police investigation centres on whether the information Ingrams gave to the Sunday Times is in breach of the Official Secrets Act.
		+	::An investigation into the fire, conducted by the RUC, was inconclusive. It is understood that officers feel there is presently no evidence on which to base a new investigation.
		+	::However, if Ingram's information is correct, the Scotland Yard investigation has the potential to cast up information that could force the case to be reopened.<ref>Scotland Yard probe report; Army unit 'burned' collusion investigation office, ''Belfast Telegraph'', 25 November 1999.</ref>
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	Following a series of articles in ''The Times'' in 1999, Hurst was arrested by [[Special Branch]] police officers in connection with alleged breaches of the Official Secrets Act. He was not charged but was subject to an injunction.<ref name="HurstLevesonstatement">[Witness Statement of Ian Hurst], Leveson Inquiry, 9 November 2011.</ref> The Press Aassociation reported that a soldier had been arrested on 17 December 1999, by police officers investigating Ingram, but could not confirm the identity of the man detained.<ref>Cahal Milmo, WHISTLEBLOWER HELD OVER ULSTER SABOTAGE CLAIMS, Press Association, 19 December 1999.</ref>		Following a series of articles in ''The Times'' in 1999, Hurst was arrested by [[Special Branch]] police officers in connection with alleged breaches of the Official Secrets Act. He was not charged but was subject to an injunction.<ref name="HurstLevesonstatement">[Witness Statement of Ian Hurst], Leveson Inquiry, 9 November 2011.</ref> The Press Aassociation reported that a soldier had been arrested on 17 December 1999, by police officers investigating Ingram, but could not confirm the identity of the man detained.<ref>Cahal Milmo, WHISTLEBLOWER HELD OVER ULSTER SABOTAGE CLAIMS, Press Association, 19 December 1999.</ref>

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 ===Arrest===
 Following a series of articles in ''The Times'' in 1999, Hurst was arrested by [[Special Branch]] police officers in connection with alleged breaches of the Official Secrets Act. He was not charged but was subject to an injunction.<ref name="HurstLevesonstatement">[Witness Statement of Ian Hurst], Leveson Inquiry, 9 November 2011.</ref>
 Hurst moved to France in 2004.<ref name="HurstLevesonstatement">[Witness Statement of Ian Hurst], Leveson Inquiry, 9 November 2011.</ref>

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 ===Stevens Inquiry claims===
 Ingram/Hurst claimed that a fire at the headquarters of the [[Stevens Inquiry]] on 10 January 1990, was set, not by [[14th Intelligence Company]] but by a Covert Methods of Entry team from the [[Intelligence Corps]] Headquarters at Ashford in Kent.<ref name="country211199">Liam Clarke, For Queen and country, ''Sunday Times'', 21 November 1999.</ref>
 ===Loughgall claims===