Phone Hacking: Two News of the World Journalists Arrested (Murdoch Paper) [View All]

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Source: Guardian UK

Scotland Yard's inquiry into allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as the paper's chief reporter, Neville Thurlbeck, and its former assistant editor Ian Edmondson were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to intercept mobile phone messages.

Thurlbeck and Edmondson were arrested after voluntarily presenting themselves at different police stations in south-west London.

Both men were later released on police bail to return in September. Their homes, as well as Thurlbeck's office and computer at the News of the World head offices, were searched by police.

It is believed Edmondson, who was sacked from the News of the World in January, and Thurlbeck have been implicated in the long-running scandal through documents seized from Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator employed by the newspaper. Both Edmondson and Thurlbeck deny any wrongdoing.

Read more: http://m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/05/phone-hacking-journalists-arrested?cat=uk&type=article

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