AAP General News (Australia)
02-07-2004
Fed: Weekend alerts helped Brigitte slip through ASIO net
SYDNEY, Feb 7 AAP - Terrorist suspect Willie Brigitte slipped through the security
net because warnings from French intelligence regarding his arrival in Australia were
received by ASIO's skeleton staff on a weekend, it was reported today.
Documents produced by French authorities reveal they first alerted ASIO about Brigitte
on Friday, September 19, last year, The Daily Telegraph reported.
However, their "routine request" for information was sent on a weekend and was not
acted upon by ASIO until staff returned to work the following Monday, …
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