Article 5XXVC BBC blocked from naming alleged MI5 informant accused of abusing women

BBC blocked from naming alleged MI5 informant accused of abusing women

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Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
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Attorney general wins injunction to stop identification of man after arguing it would damage national security

The BBC has been banned from identifying a dangerous extremist and misogynist" who is allegedly an MI5 informant, after a high court judge granted an injunction.

The attorney general, Suella Braverman, successfully blocked the identification of the alleged informant, or covert human intelligence source (Chis), referred to as X throughout the proceedings.

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