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# Damian Green arrested
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/damian-green-arrested/
- Published: 2008-11-27T21:11:31.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:42:20.000Z
- Author: Tom Griffin
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:49

**Tom Griffin (London,** [**OK**](https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom)**)**: A bit of breaking news that's been inspiring a few [rumours on the Tory blogosphere](http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/3047041/somethings-up-in-tory-world.thtml?ref=opendemocracy.net) tonight. From [PA](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hFsC437PhbwK1e1j3iS0CgLb3Q-Q?ref=opendemocracy.net):

*A member of David Cameron's Tory frontbench team has been arrested, the party has disclosed.* 
  
*Conservative immigration spokesman Damian Green, MP for Ashford in Kent, was arrested on Thursday afternoon at his home and taken for questioning at a central London police station.* 
  
*He has not been charged with any offence.* 
  
*In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: "A 52-year-old man was arrested in Kent. He has been taken to a central London police station where he will be interviewed by detectives.* 
  
*"The man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office and aiding and abetting, counselling or procuring misconduct in a public office."*

[The Telegraph](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3532133/Tory-minister-Damian-Green-arrested-under-the-Official-Secrets-Acts.html?ref=opendemocracy.net) adds more details:

*It is claimed that nine counter-terrorism officers were involved in the arrest.* 
  
*Mr Cameron has pledged his full support for the shadow immigration minister. In a statement he said: "Disclosure of this information was manifestly in the public interest. Mr Green denies any wrongdoing and stands by his action."* 

**Update:** Mr Green has certainly [obtained some interesting documents](http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/59364/Home-Office-predicts-anarchy-in-leaked-memo?ref=opendemocracy.net) in recent months. If the Government has [uncovered a mole](http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2008/11/is-the-treasury.html?ref=opendemocracy.net), it will be interesting to see how they are treated.

The track record is extremely varied in recent years. Leo O'Connor and David Keogh were [jailed for two years](http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-05-10-blair-bush-memo%5FN.htm?ref=opendemocracy.net) for leaking details of a conversation in which George Bush told Tony Blair that he wantd to bomb Al-Jazeera television.

By contrast, Derek Pasquill was [ultimately not prosecuted](http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=39986&ref=opendemocracy.net) over his disclosures about CIA rendition flights and Government relations with Muslim groups because of an internal memo that said they had not been damaging.

Somehow, I can't see a similar email turning up in this case.