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

[DaveCinzano]

She's been charged with three counts of perversion.

Being ginger is against neither nature nor statute, dammit

 

[Ted Striker]

Both Brooks to be charged with perverting, the BBC has said.

For Spaceballs?

 

[gabi]

LOL

 

[London_Calling]

The Murdochs, Brooks, Coulson - yesterday Campbell: I, for one, am so pleased these people are giving their evidence under oath. God only knows what fibs they might be otherwise tempted to utter.

Re Perverting the Course of Justice: Quite looking forward to the cctv of Charlie dumping the laptop and iPad in the bins.

 

[yardbird]

Brooks dragged in her PA and her driver - not fair. The bitch!

 

[Schmetterling]

Mwuuuaaaahhhaahahaaaaaa!
Anyone remember a programme on BBC (I think) last year set in a tabloid newspaper that was heavily 'based' on events around NOFW and Sun? The editor asking her PA to get a piece of paper out of a visitor's jacket for her? That is how PA and driver were dragged into this. Nasty, nasty runt!

 

[yardbird]

It's possible that the driver and the PA might just put their hands up.
I mean, would you chance four years for doing what your boss told you to do?

 

[claphamboy]

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Murdoch heard the news.

 

[London_Calling]

Bingo!​

Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, is to be charged with perverting the course of justice, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Tuesday.

She faces three charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice including the alleged removal of seven cases of material from the archive of News International and the concealing of documents and computers from officers investigating phone hacking.​

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Brooks, who was arrested in March by Scotland Yard police officers investigating phone hacking, is the first person to face charges in the major criminal investigation into hacking and allegations of bribing public officials.​

Her husband, Charlie Brooks, the racehorse trainer and friend of the prime minister, is also to be charged, the CPS announced.​

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Four other people are also being charged with perverting the course of justice. One other person who was arrested will not face charges.​

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/may/15/rebekah-brooks-charged-perverting-course-justice​

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On this charge, prima facia, I think they can nail Charlie, but Rebekah? Depends on what else they have, and how it stands up in court ...​

 

[Badgers]

Sentence?

Serious offence, jail possible but will she won't she? Any recent precedent to guide the court?

 

[yardbird]

Sentence?

Serious offence, jail possible but will she won't she? Any recent precedent to guide the court?

Very serious offence.

 

[London_Calling]

Got to convince a jury first. Long, long way to go.

 

[gabi]

4 years min i think

 

[London_Calling]

No. LOL.

 

[yardbird]

4 years min i think

Yup.
No fine or community service for this.

 

[OneStrike]

Maximum tariff is life! 4years more likely though.

 

[Streathamite]

with any luck, the chauffeur and the PA will turn QE.
oh joyous day....

 

[Dan U]

its lucky the Brook's both bought themselves a baby just in time to dangle it in front of a judge at sentencing...

(assuming they are found guilty of course)

 

[yardbird]

The CPS and the police know what she's like and capable off.
My guess is that they will have built a solid case - I'm interested in the one person in her group who is not being charged.

 

[Dan U]

she put her own press release out as well before the CPS it seems. should go down well.

 

[yardbird]

with any luck, the chauffeur and the PA will turn QE.
oh joyous day....

"No further action will be taken regarding the seventh suspect"
Wonder why?

 

[Schmetterling]

its lucky the Brook's both bought themselves a baby just in time to dangle it in front of a judge at sentencing...

(assuming they are found guilty of course)

Agreed!

The CPS and the police know what she's like and capable off.
My guess is that they will have built a solid case - I'm interested in the one person in her group who is not being charged.

And describing the CPS as 'posturing' will go down really well....

It's possible that the driver and the PA might just put their hands up.
I mean, would you chance four years for doing what your boss told you to do?

The PA has been groomed/had loyalty instilled in her for years. Possibly some Scientology 'I know things about you' base.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

I only I have one word at this moment but it's a big one

Schadenfreude

 

[Wilf]

Wonder if Dave sticks by his friends? Lots of love.
I just hope the police horse isn't taking it badly.

 

[London_Calling]

This is much stronger on Brooks and the Perversion charge:

Brooks is accused of removing boxes from NI between 6 July 2011-9 July 2011. She resigned as CEO 15 July 2011

Decent. Pretty decent.

 

[killer b]

leveson: at 1400 I intend to say something about recent events that will be of some significance

 

[DaveCinzano]

Wonder if Dave sticks by his friends? Lots of love.
I just hope the police horse isn't taking it badly.

Raisa is the glue that bonds Bex & Dave.

 

[London_Calling]

What's nice about this is that (charged) criminality is now in the same social circle as Disco Dave and Osbourne. Not yet the same room, and not yet in Downing Street - but there is still Jeremy Hunt and Andy Coulson (if not others).

Also, this obv. goes to corp gov and the Murdoch's position of knowing nuffin while criminals ran their businesses (Brooks being Chief Exec of News Int.). Paging OfCom ...

 

[not-bono-ever]

Brookes charged !

get in

 

[laptop]

Sentence?

Serious offence, jail possible but will she won't she? Any recent precedent to guide the court?

1999: Jonathan Aitken: perjury and perverting the course of justice, 18 months.

2001: Jeffrey Archer: perjury and perverting the course of justice, 4 years.

2010: Ali Dizaei: corruption in a public office and perverting the course of justice, 4 years (quashed 2011 and re-convicted 2012).

Brooks charged, at present, with PtCoJ & conspiring to the same, only: but the alleged destruction of evidence could, if proven, make the offence more severe.