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Police Charge News of the World Editor Over Voicemail Hacking

Posted by Soulskill on from the figuring-out-where-the-line-is-drawn dept.

New submitter HarryatRock writes with news that former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks and five others have been charged by police for their involvement in intercepting voicemail messages left for a murdered girl. From the article: "She is charged with conspiring with her 49-year-old husband, personal assistant Cheryl Carter, chauffeur Paul Edwards, security man Daryl Jorsling, and News International head of security Mr Hanna to "conceal material" from police between 6 and 19 July. In a second charge Mrs Brooks and Ms Carter are accused of conspiring to remove seven boxes of material from the News International archive between 6 and 9 July. In a third charge, Mr and Mrs Brooks, Mr Hanna, Mr Edwards and Mr Jorsling are accused of conspiring to conceal documents, computers and other electronic equipment from police officers between 15 and 19 July."

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  1. Just another reason... by ToiletBomber · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...to avoid anything related to Fox News like the plague

    1. Re:Just another reason... by dgatwood · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Of course you're trolling, but what does Rupert Murdoch's gutter-level right-wing editorial service called Fox News have to do with a legitimate news operation?

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    2. Re:Just another reason... by Tarsir · · Score: 5, Insightful

      There is a reason Fox News regularly kills the other news networks viewership numbers combined.

      This is because Fox News regularly throws journalistic integrity to the wind in pursuit of ratings.

  2. Re:Lots are falling on swords to keep Murdoch in. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When you're the 1%, the 99% take the sword.

    And in this case, when you're in the .01%, 99% of the 1% are fair game too.

  3. It's the coverup by residents_parking · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It is the attempted coverup they are being charged for, not the crime of phone hacking. That's what "perverting the course of justice" means here in the UK. It's a common law offence that usually carries a prison sentence, which can be up to life.

  4. Re:Insert by BasilBrush · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's no difference between the two, except for their political beliefs.

    You seem to have overlooked that this is a criminal case. Rebekah Brookes hasn't been tried yet so we can't say she personally is guilty yet. But the fact that a murdered girl and thousands of others had their phones hacked by the right-wing News International organisation isn't in question, it's established fact.