‘Didn’t read memo properly’: Documents responsible for Andrew Giles’ drones blunder revealed

Sky News can reveal the document that Immigration Minister Andrew Giles relied on when he made his wrong statement to Kieran Gilbert in May, alleging that drones were monitoring detainees released after the NZYQ High Court decision. The document shows that the Immigration Minister was told that there was drone surveillance to assess properties where the detainees were staying but not the detainees themselves. Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says clearly Mr Giles didn’t read the document properly and tried to blame his department for the blunder.