A secret dossier containing information on every States Member was compiled by the States Police between February 2006 and November 2008, the States were told today.The dossier, known as Operation Blast, was compiled when suspended police chief Graham Power and retired deputy chief Lenny Harper were in charge, and are not thought to have related to any police investigation.
The files, which included a photograph of each Member, were kept securely within the special branch office and were known to very few officers.
Making a statement to the House this morning, Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand said that he was not aware of the motivation for the setting up and retention of the files but was ‘very seriosuly concerned about their existence’.
• Full report and reactions in Wednesday’s Jersey Evening Post
Article posted on 16th June, 2009 - 3.01pm
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