They're not 'immune', they just have the 'power' to not be punished
It’s perfectly legal for British spies to break the law, Britain’s secretive spy court has ruled – making a mockery of other laws intended to keep eavesdropping agencies and others under effective control.
Sweeping away campaign group Privacy International’s legal objections, judges Lord Justice Singh, Lord Boyd and Sir Richard McLaughlin ruled: “It is clear from the words of the policy itself (in particular para. (9)) that it does not confer any immunity from criminal prosecution on anyone.”
Privacy International and four other campaign groups including the Pat Finucane Centre and Reprieve had sued over a government policy allowing MI5 spies to break the law. In a 3-2 majority verdict, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) gave this spying activity t ..
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