Seems if you are a domestic abuser then claiming you "work for MI5" is the free pass you were looking for.
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Speaking to the BBC, the victim questioned where her apology was and suggested her case was only being acknowledged because she was “kicking up a fuss”.
She added her legal case against the Secret Service was “throwing a spotlight on the way that they behave”.
“Otherwise, if I were to just go quietly away, they’d never think about me again,” she told the BBC.
“It felt completely offensive to be told that my case would have to be held in private and that I wouldn’t be privy to any of the information because that’s how they operated, as if they’re allowed some special licence to completely breach my human rights.”
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/13/mi5-boss-questions-answer-over-nazi-agent-bbc/