London: A British minister has been caught dumping secret papers, including intelligence summaries on al-Qaeda’s links to Pakistan, in trash cans at a park in London, in a new embarrassment for Prime Minister David Cameron.
Oliver Letwin, a Cabinet office minister and considered a right hand man of Cameron, was caught dropping documents into trash cans in St James park on five occasions. The throw aways included sensitive correspondence on terrorism, national security and his constituent’s private details, the Daily Mirror reported.
It said, the minister left in bins, for all to see documents dating from July 27, 2010 to September 30, 2011 and contained five intelligence and security committee letters. The paper trashed also included intelligence summaries relating to al-Qaeda and its links to Pakistan. (PTI)