MI5 Man Quits Over Wife's Mosley Link
Officer of wife involved in the Max Mosley scandal is forced to resign because he's a security risk
An MI5 officer whose wife was one of the prostitutes who exposed a sex scandal involving the motor racing chief Max Mosley has been forced to resign because he was a potential security risk, a Whitehall official confirmed yesterday.
The officer's 38-year-old wife is understood to have gone to the News of the World with the story of how Mosley, the president of the FIA, the international governing body of motor sport, took part in a bondage session with five prostitutes in a basement flat in Chelsea.
A counter-intelligence official yesterday said of the officer: "His partner being involved in prostitution obviously raised questions about his judgment."
MI5 staff face stringent security vetting and a risk assessment was made about the individual concerned.
Mosley, 68, son of the British Union of Fascists leader, Sir Oswald Mosley, maintains the activity he engaged in was "eccentric" but legal. Quest, a security firm, has been appointed by Mosley to investigate whether he was the victim of a conspiracy to discredit him.
The News of the World claimed the footage it had of Mosley had Nazi overtones. Mosley admitted taking part in the sex event but denied any Nazi or concentration camp themes. His future at the FIA will be decided by a vote at a general assembly hearing in Paris next month. He will play no official role in the Monaco grand prix next Sunday.
The officer's 38-year-old wife is understood to have gone to the News of the World with the story of how Mosley, the president of the FIA, the international governing body of motor sport, took part in a bondage session with five prostitutes in a basement flat in Chelsea.
A counter-intelligence official yesterday said of the officer: "His partner being involved in prostitution obviously raised questions about his judgment."
MI5 staff face stringent security vetting and a risk assessment was made about the individual concerned.
Mosley, 68, son of the British Union of Fascists leader, Sir Oswald Mosley, maintains the activity he engaged in was "eccentric" but legal. Quest, a security firm, has been appointed by Mosley to investigate whether he was the victim of a conspiracy to discredit him.
The News of the World claimed the footage it had of Mosley had Nazi overtones. Mosley admitted taking part in the sex event but denied any Nazi or concentration camp themes. His future at the FIA will be decided by a vote at a general assembly hearing in Paris next month. He will play no official role in the Monaco grand prix next Sunday.
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