"The Jewish community in Wellington is "disgusted'' by reports today that Israeli spies tried to hack police computers, even though the Prime Minister says an investigation found no link between a group of Israelis caught up in the Christchurch quake and the Israeli intelligence service.
The Southland Times reported actions by several Israelis following the February earthquake raised Security Intelligence Service (SIS) suspicions and sparked an investigation into the possibility the police national computer may have been hacked.
An unnamed SIS officer told the newspaper there were fears a group of Israelis had accessed the police national computer database, which holds records of convictions and other information collected by police.
Prime Minister John Key said security agencies investigated and found no evidence of a spy connection. Police also said their systems had not been hacked.
Wellington Regional Jewish Council Chairman David Zwartz said the story was unhelpful.
with how the story appeared from the very beginning to be a total beat-up and fabrication," he told NZPA."We are very pleased to hear the prime minister's statement and we are also disgusted
"Really the whole thing, and all the people who commented, were just smearing."
Southland Times editor Fred Tulett told Radio New Zealand that he stood by his story and Mr Key had confirmed that the suspicions had been looked into.
He emphasised that his story focussed on the fact an investigation was done which was true, but his understanding was that it was ongoing and not completed.
"There is still an ongoing wider investigation into what went on in Christchurch"...............READ MORE
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