Matthew Hague
Role at the time: Military lawyer and former Defence Force member, speaking in a Newstalk ZB interview; also an ACT candidate
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
Hague says an integrity breach would raise questions about Davies's disclosures during repeated security vetting.
“there's questions about whether he disclosed it over the years during that process as well”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Matthew Hague on the Chief of Defence Force's resignationFull 2:41 interview, especially 01:16-02:28.
Hague discusses security vetting and disclosure while stressing uncertainty about the circumstances. The interview includes questions from du Plessis-Allan. Hague's discussion of possible integrity breaches is conditional.
Why we used this label
Relative to the handling of integrity information in Davies's vetting, Hague makes his criticism depend on an unresolved integrity breach. He raises disclosure questions without concluding that the checks failed.