Terror Chief Leaves Sensitive Document on Open View
10:29pm UK, Wednesday April 08, 2009
Police chief Bob Quick has been accused of making a "monumental" blunder after he was pictured carrying top secret documents on a major anti-terror operation.
Footage of Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer clutching highly sensitive documents apparently prompted officers to prematurely launch a series of raids in the North West.
Mr Quick was forced to apologise to Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson for the security leak.
And Tory Home Affairs spokesman Chris Grayling said senior officers at the Met should now be "asking questions about Mr Quick's judgement".
He told Sky News: "This is a monumental error of judgement. It's one that could have had a catastrophic impact.
"Frankly it raises huge question marks about Mr Quick's judgement and his ability to do the job.
"If we cannot trust our most senior counter-terrorism expert not to reveal a top secret document to the outside world under his arm who on earth can we trust?"
Asked whether Mr Quick should be fired or resign he said: "I think the leadership of the Metropolitan Police Service should be asking questions about his judgement, questions about his ability to do the job.
"I leave it to them to decide what his future should be."
Police chief Bob Quick has been accused of making a "monumental" blunder after he was pictured carrying top secret documents on a major anti-terror operation.
Footage of Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer clutching highly sensitive documents apparently prompted officers to prematurely launch a series of raids in the North West.
Mr Quick was forced to apologise to Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson for the security leak.
And Tory Home Affairs spokesman Chris Grayling said senior officers at the Met should now be "asking questions about Mr Quick's judgement".
He told Sky News: "This is a monumental error of judgement. It's one that could have had a catastrophic impact.
"Frankly it raises huge question marks about Mr Quick's judgement and his ability to do the job.
"If we cannot trust our most senior counter-terrorism expert not to reveal a top secret document to the outside world under his arm who on earth can we trust?"
Asked whether Mr Quick should be fired or resign he said: "I think the leadership of the Metropolitan Police Service should be asking questions about his judgement, questions about his ability to do the job.
"I leave it to them to decide what his future should be."
Terror Chief Leaves Sensitive Document on Open View
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