Now, can you really blame cops if a minister (their boss?) wants access somewhere else? Can the CEO have access to a data center room even if the CEO does not have a keycard to enter?"

Thanks, Martin! Of course, the stupidity here is the apparent attempt to focus on anything but airport security. I agree with the minister -- it's his job to find shortcomings and fix them. Normally, this is done with bureaucracy and proxies, but....