The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has apologized for mistakenly sharing sensitive data in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request seeking to understand the numbers of officers in the organization.
Police in Northern Ireland remain under threat and have been regularly targeted in long years of conflict over British rule in the region.
The data breach comes just months after a serving Northern Irish police officer was left fighting for his life after being shot multiple times in front of his young son in February.
Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd apologized to PSNI officers at a news conference Tuesday.
Kelly said many serving officers “do everything possible to protect their police roles,” due to heightened security concerns in Northern Ireland.
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