New Zealand Spies On Its Citizens Overseas
Because terrorism
New Zealanders in Yemen are already being monitored, Prime Minister John Key said today.
In a revelation on More FM breakfast radio, Mr Key justified changes to the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) law by saying some people in New Zealand were being trained by al-Qaeda in places such as Yemen.
In "the real world", powers to spy on civilians were necessary, he said.
He said there was the "odd person" here who presented a potential threat, either on the international stage or domestically.
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