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Bugged! State Surveillance under the microscope (with Keith Locke MP)

Newtown Community Center Theatre, Crn Rintoul and Colombo
Fri, 8 May 2009 at 7pm
9pm

An awareness raising event to provide information about current State Surveillance practices in Aotearoa, and how they relate to the State Terror Raids of October 2007. The evening will raise money for those affected by the raids, and their communities.

Green Party Welcomes End to Spying on MPs

16 Mar 2009

Green Party MP Keith Locke has welcomed the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security’s recommendations to stop the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) spying on Members of Parliament.

The Inspector-General, retired High Court Justice Paul Neazor, today released a report brought about by Mr Locke requesting his own file from the (SIS) by using the Privacy Act.

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PM needs to seek more answers from the SIS

09 Feb 2009

Green Party MP Keith Locke says Prime Minister John Key needs to ask some more questions of the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) - given that he is the responsible Minister.

"Mr Key seems to have been told that my file is just a set of news clippings, when in fact it contains documents on my private dealings with constituents, and in particular my discussions with New Zealand Tamils prior to my peace monitoring trip to Sri Lanka in 2003. This is clear interference by the SIS in my work as an MP," said Mr Locke.

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Close my file and stop snooping on MPs

08 Feb 2009

Green Party MP Keith Locke wants an assurance that the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) will finally close the file on his life – after over five decades of unwarranted snooping – and pledge that it will cease monitoring the political activities of MPs.

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Undercover agent court fiasco strengthens call for inquiry

21 Dec 2008

Green MP Keith Locke says a police infiltrator’s disruption of an anti-GE protester’s court case against the Police reinforces the case for an independent Commission of Inquiry into the activities of the Police Special Investigation Group.

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Police Commissioner’s excuses ring hollow

15 Dec 2008

Green MP Keith Locke says Police Commissioner Howard Broad’s reasons for planting agents in protest groups only makes matters worse.

“It is unacceptable for Mr. Broad to treat legitimate protest groups as breeding grounds for dangerous criminals, thereby justifying police infiltration,” said Mr. Locke, the Party’s Police spokesperson.

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Police Stasi tactics towards protestors undermine democracy

14 Dec 2008

Green MP Keith Locke is calling for an inquiry into the Police Special Investigation Group following evidence it is planting paid informants in legitimate protest groups. "Such Stasi tactics are unacceptable in New Zealand," said Mr Locke, Green Party Police spokesperson.

Read the related release, 15 Dec: Police Commissioner’s excuses ring hollow.
Read the related release, 21 Dec: Undercover agent court fiasco strengthens call for inquiry.

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Are Chinese spies monitoring Fonterra and New Zealanders?

03 Oct 2008

New Zealanders will be disturbed to learn that China has been conducting a massive spying operation on the online phone service Skype, and that one of the trigger phrases is ‘milk powder’, Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke says.

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