Missing Milly Dowler's voicemail "hacked by News of the World"

[two sheds]

This looks like a cunning stunt:

"The attorney general is examining whether the head of Scotland Yard's investigation into illegal news gathering has prejudiced fair trials for any journalists involved through her evidence to the Leveson inquiry. ...

Akers is the head of three linked inquiries into phone hacking, alleged bribes and computer hacking. She said that the Sun newspaper was responsible for creating a "network of corrupted officials" and creating a "culture of illegal payments" to officials from the police, Ministry of Defence and other public bodies."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/06/leveson-inquiry-concern-police-evidence

Clearly, nobody should say that anyone did anything naughty to the enquiry since this will only confuse things.

 

[DexterTCN]

In 2000, Quick, then part of Scotland Yard's anti-corruption command, wanted to investigate newspapers after a covert operation revealed corrupt payments to police officers for information.
Quick added that it struck him at the time as possible that newspaper organisations were aware of the reasons for the payments and were themselves complicit in making corrupt payments to police officers.
His report was submitted to his then boss, Andy Hayman, but no action was taken, the inquiry heard.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/07/leveson-inquiry-tory-pressure-damian-green-leak

bold by me

 

[Lock&Light]

Because he wasnt able to prove what went on, or because he tried to?

Nothing "went on" that hadn't been going on under every other administration since even before Lloyd George.

 

[Gingerman]

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/...-chief-on-day-she-was-lent-horse-7543580.html
"Lord Blair also said his 15-year-old son did some work experience at The Sun" oh aye
The new ES website is fucking awful by the way.

 

[Kaka Tim]

Ofcom to look into wether James Murdoch is a fit and proper person to run BskyB
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/08/ofcom-james-murdoch-fitness-bskyb

The media regulator set up a dedicated group of seven or eight staff under the name Project Apple at around the turn of the year as part of an assessment that is also taking in whether News Corporation is a fit and proper controlling investor in the satellite broadcaster
If Ofcom concluded that either Murdoch or News Corp were not appropriate owners, the regulator could revoke Sky's licence to broadcast in the UK, forcing it to switch off its channels, unless Murdoch stepped down from the board or News Corp sold its 39.1% stake.

 

[1%er]

Anyone other than Dick Fedorcio worth looking at in next weeks evidence? Witness list here

I see Cressida Dick is on the list but she isn't likely to rock the boat, is she?

 

[yardbird]

Just heard - six more arrested, Sun people.
Not on BBC website yet.

On the Breaking strip now

 

[butchersapron]

Brooks and husband amongst those arrested on suspicion of perverting course of justice.

 

[Santino]

Fucking A, as the kids say.

 

[Teaboy]

Its all the rage these days. You are a no one in society unless you have been arrested for perverting the course of justice.

 

[London_Calling]

The Met police said a 43-year-old woman was arrested at home in Oxfordshire;....

(((Data Pool 3)))

45 arrests under Weeting alone now.

(((witch hunts)))

Not Coulson?

 

[DexterTCN]

I wonder what time-period these arrests are for. During the hacking heyday, during the cover up or much more recently?

 

[London_Calling]

They seemingly relate to aspects of the 'cover up', of what stage we obv. don't know.

 

[yardbird]

I wonder what time-period these arrests are for. During the hacking heyday, during the cover up or much more recently?

I would think that more recently would be the more interesting

 

[London_Calling]

It might even concern the (attempted) mass deletion of emails themselves (which is Data Pool 3) rather than something the police have found in it i.e try to get rid of the evidence.

Also, if he isn't among those arrested, it might suggest a timescale post-Coulson. Not necessarily, but at least possibly...

 

[DexterTCN]

Police said the arrests did not result from information passed to them by News Corporation's management and standards committee. A number of past arrests followed News Corp's MSC, which is reviewing internal emails and documents, passing suspicious-looking ones to the Weeting team.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/13/phone-hacking-six-arrested. Can't recall if MSC had the data pool 3 stuff.

Oh how the mighty are falling.

 

[Kaka Tim]

If brooks goes down - I hope they put her on the nonce wing for her own protection.

 

[Dan U]

bit weird they've arrested Mr Brooks.

in a different world, Cameron would get fucking nailed over this in parliament tomorrow. but i am sure he won't..

friends of his nicked.. again..

 

[Santino]

bit weird they've arrested Mr Brooks.

David Cameron's schoolfriend Mr Brooks, as I must insist you call him.

 

[butchersapron]

bit weird they've arrested Mr Brooks.

Remember the palaver about his lost/dumped/etc bag?

Former NI chief executive's husband denies bag – containing computer, paperwork and phone – belonged to his wife

Always had a suspicion we hadn't heard the last of that.

 

[butchersapron]

No Cheltenham for this pair this year.

 

[London_Calling]

So the 'arrested' scorecard against Mrs Brookes currently reads - I think:

• Suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications
• Suspicion of corruption
• Suspicion of perverting course of justice

 

[Dan U]

Remember the palaver about his lost/dumped/etc bag?



Always had a suspicion we hadn't heard the last of that.

yes, i do now. that was an odd story. thanks

 

[contadino]

Anyone know where James Murdoch was this morning? Two 39 year old men in the list...

 

[Kaka Tim]

Yeah - I was thinking of the mysterious bag dumping episode - a botched attempt to dispose of evidence?

 

[London_Calling]

Not in London that's for sure. He's a tv exec now, presumably he's at HQ in New York.

 

[Dan U]

I doubt James Murdoch will be seen in this country for a very long time.

 

[Kaka Tim]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/13/rebekah-brooks-arrested-phone-hacking-investigation

This morning's arrests happened between 5am and 7am on Tuesday morning at addresses in London, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Hertfordshire by officers from Operation Weeting

Dawn raid. No 'make an appointment and come down the cop shop' this time.
Oh dear. Must have been a terrible experience for her.

 

[cantsin]

bit weird they've arrested Mr Brooks.

in a different world, Cameron would get fucking nailed over this in parliament tomorrow. but i am sure he won't..

friends of his nicked.. again..

Dave's a few thou. miles away getting sunshine blown up his ass by Obama conveniently enough

 

[London_Calling]

I wonder if they took the horse back, as well...

That would have been an amusing procession going back down the M40.