UK Distances New MI6 Chief From Nazi Past
- Blaise Metreweli will become the head of the U.K.'s Secret Intelligence Service this October despite revelations about her grandfather's ties to the Nazi regime during World War II.
- Blaise Metreweli, set to lead MI6, faces scrutiny over her grandfather's history as a Nazi informant during World War II.
- Her grandfather, Constantine Dobrowolski, reportedly worked with the Nazis in Ukraine and was involved in executions of Jews, according to Nazi records.
- Despite the controversy, there are no public calls against Metreweli's appointment; she is viewed positively for her diplomatic skills.
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The grandfather of the future head of the MI6, Blaise Metreweli, was a Ukrainian who fought with the Russian army to join the Third Reich.
UK distances new MI6 chief from Nazi past
The British government has distanced the incoming head of its foreign intelligence service from her grandfather following reports he was a Nazi spy known as "the butcher". Blaise Metreweli will in the autumn become the first woman to lead MI6 in its 116-year-old history, the British government announced earlier this month. The Daily Mail newspaper reported this week that her grandfather Constantine Dobrowolski defected from the Soviet Union's Re…
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