“Top MP spied upon”

The Press report:

The Security Intelligence Service (SIS) tracked MPs as recently as 2006.

The Press understands details will emerge tomorrow about a high-profile politician who still sits in Parliament and has finally received his file from the SIS.

The MP was tracked for at least seven years.

I very much doubt it was a top MP. That implies a Minister or Leader.

I’ll be very surprised if it isn’t a Green MP, probably Keith Locke.

It is no surpise that the SIS used to track Locke. He supported the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, amongst other things. Having said that, I would generally expect tracking to stop if someone is an MP.

There is a certain irony that Helen Clark has the SIS spying on Green Patry MPs, if my guess is correct. I can’t imagine the SIS would track an MP without approval from their Minister. The Minister can’t instruct the SIS to track an MP, but could I imagine say it is inappropriate unless there is a clear direct threat to security.