U.K. Spy Chief Dismisses Torture Allegations in First Speech
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The chief of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service used the first public speech by a head of the organization to dismiss allegations of complicity in torturing terror suspects after the Sept. 11 attacks.
“We are a service that reflects our country. Integrity is the first of the service’s values,” John Sawers told media editors in a televised address in London today. “I am confident that, in their efforts to keep Britain safe, all SIS staff acted with the utmost integrity, and with a close eye on basic decency and moral principles.”