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The acknowledgment from the security service, MI5, of unlawfully acquiring communications data from the mobile phone of former BBC Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney has raised serious concerns. MI5 admitted to obtaining data from Mr. Kearney’s phone on two occasions, in 2006 and 2009. This unprecedented admission has prompted Mr. Kearney to express deep concerns, not just for himself but for other journalists as well.
Seeking clarity and a thorough understanding of the nature of the unauthorized intrusion, Mr. Kearney, supported by the BBC, is taking legal action. The aim is to uncover more details about the incidents and to determine if there were any additional breaches by MI5. The acknowledgement by MI5 has highlighted significant questions that the BBC intends to pursue further.
Vincent Kearney started his tenure as the home affairs correspondent for BBC News NI in April 2006, following stints with the BBC NI Spotlight program and as a producer in the Belfast newsroom. Prior to his role at the BBC, he served as a political correspondent at the Belfast Telegraph. The revelation of MI5’s actions comes in the wake of previous concerns raised by lawyers representing the BBC about potential surveillance of Mr. Kearney by the police.
In a separate development, Mr. Kearney was involved in producing a program about the Police Ombudsman’s Office in 2011. His case has surfaced within the legal proceedings involving two other journalists from Belfast, Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney. Mr. Kearney has since taken on the role of northern editor at RTÉ News
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