A good faith reading of that statement interprets it to mean: the act isn't intended to keep pertinent information away from the public, but to protect the identities of officials who were tangentially involved.
Surely no official interprets it to mean: protecting the public image of officials by way of hiding pertinent information from the public, right?
Surely no official interprets it to mean: protecting the public image of officials by way of hiding pertinent information from the public, right?