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| − | On the morning of 22nd of June 2021, a member of the public found 50 pages of classified information in a soggy heap behind a bus stop in [[Kent]], [[England]]. The person, who remains anonymous, contacted the [[BBC]] afterwards. | + | On the morning of 22nd of June 2021, a member of the public found 50 pages of classified information in a soggy heap behind a bus stop in [[Kent]], [[England]]. The person, who remains anonymous, contacted the [[BBC]] afterwards.<ref>https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2021/06/27/sensitive-ministry-of-defence-documents-found-by-member-of-public-at-bus-stop/</ref> |
| − | The documents contain heavily sensitive information from the [[UK/Ministry of Defence]] about the [[HMS Defender Crimea controversy]], which started one day later. | + | The documents contain heavily sensitive information from the [[UK/Ministry of Defence]] about the [[HMS Defender Crimea controversy]], which started one day later.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1455078/royal-navy-news-defence-documents-leaked-russia-HMS-Defender-bus-stop-breaking-news</ref> |
| + | In July, the [[Ministry of Defence]] ruled out foul play.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jul/19/mod-rules-out-foul-play-after-discovery-of-secret-papers-at-kent-bus-stop</ref> They said it was down to human error.<ref>https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2021-07-20/defence-papers-leak-at-kent-bus-stop-due-to-individual-error</ref> | ||
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| + | It was later revealed that senior diplomat [[Angus Lapsley]] lost the documents. He was working as director general of strategy and international, responsible for defence policy on Nato and the Euro-Atlantic area but following the loss of the sensitive papers he was removed from “sensitive work” and had his security clearance suspended pending a full review. Around the same time, he was being considered as a candidate for the [[UK/Permanent Representative to NATO|UK’s new ambassador to NATO]].<ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/mod-kent-crimea-nato-ben-mitchell-b949147.html</ref> | ||
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| Date | 22 June 2021 |
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| Location | Kent, England |
| Perpetrators | Angus Lapsley |
| Exposed | UK/Ministry of Defence |
| Description | A pile of 50 sensitive MOD documents are leaked. |
On the morning of 22nd of June 2021, a member of the public found 50 pages of classified information in a soggy heap behind a bus stop in Kent, England. The person, who remains anonymous, contacted the BBC afterwards.[1]
The documents contain heavily sensitive information from the UK/Ministry of Defence about the HMS Defender Crimea controversy, which started one day later.[2]
In July, the Ministry of Defence ruled out foul play.[3] They said it was down to human error.[4]
It was later revealed that senior diplomat Angus Lapsley lost the documents. He was working as director general of strategy and international, responsible for defence policy on Nato and the Euro-Atlantic area but following the loss of the sensitive papers he was removed from “sensitive work” and had his security clearance suspended pending a full review. Around the same time, he was being considered as a candidate for the UK’s new ambassador to NATO.[5]
References
- ↑ https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2021/06/27/sensitive-ministry-of-defence-documents-found-by-member-of-public-at-bus-stop/
- ↑ https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1455078/royal-navy-news-defence-documents-leaked-russia-HMS-Defender-bus-stop-breaking-news
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jul/19/mod-rules-out-foul-play-after-discovery-of-secret-papers-at-kent-bus-stop
- ↑ https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2021-07-20/defence-papers-leak-at-kent-bus-stop-due-to-individual-error
- ↑ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/mod-kent-crimea-nato-ben-mitchell-b949147.html
