A kind Ministry of Defense The investigation into how secret military documents about Crimea’s controversial voyage ended up at the Kent bus station was blamed on personal error, and no evidence of foul play was found.
Paper drenched in rain, Handed over to the BBC last month An anonymous public predicted the possible reaction of Russia to the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender a few days after it left Crimea Dispute with Moscow The movement of the boat and whether warning shots have been fired.
These documents also set out a possible British military deployment plan in Afghanistan.
in a Written statement to members of parliament On Monday, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said that an internal investigation into a security breach did not show that the documents fell into the wrong hands.
He said: “The investigation found no evidence of espionage and concluded that our opponent did not leak documents.”
Wallace added: “We believe we have found all the secret documents.”
Some of the 50 recycled pages found at the bus stop were classified as “officially sensitive”. Other pages about Afghanistan were marked as “Confidential for British Only” and were written to Wallace’s personal secretary.
The document stated that HMS Defender was sailing in anticipation of a possible positive response from the Kremlin, and there were two embedded reporters on board.
Russia outlined three possible reactions to the voyage, ranging from “safe and professional” to “neither safe nor professional.”
On June 23, Russia stated that after HMS Defender briefly sailed through the coastal territorial waters of disputed territories, it CrimeaIt claimed that a jet dropped four bombs in the path of the British destroyer, forcing it to change course. It was later discovered that the cannon had been fired, but only within a safe distance behind the British warship.
Members of Congress had previously been told that the leak appeared to be caused by a human error and he reported the damage to the Ministry of Defense.
Wallace said: “The investigation has independently confirmed the loss, including the management of the department’s internal files, where the files were lost and how it happened.
“These are consistent with personal self-reported incidents.”
The individual concerned has been removed from “sensitive work” and his security clearance has been suspended pending a full review. Wallace said: “For security reasons, the department will not comment further on the nature of the loss or personal identity.”
He added: “The department attaches great importance to the protection of its information and will continue to take firm actions against such incidents.”
