Former Executive Rebekah Brooks Denies Phone Hacking Charges: Southwark Crown Court

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Rebekah Brooks denies phone hacking charges and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice as she appears in court with former News International colleagues (plus 29 barristers)

Former News International executive arrived at court dressed all in black

Her husband Charlie appeared alongside her at Southwark Crown Court

She denied conspiring to hack phones, two counts of perverting the course of justice and two of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office

Brooks will stand trial alongside her husband and former News of the World staff in September

Labour MP Tom Watson among the observers in the courtroom today

By CHRIS GREENWOOD

LONDON: -- Rebekah Brooks stood among former News International colleagues in court yesterday and denied any role in the phone hacking scandal.

The ex-chief executive took centre stage in a dock filled with figures from the media giant, who were represented by 29 of Britain’s top barristers.

Brooks, 45, stood beside her racehorse trainer husband Charlie, who arrived at court clutching a copy of the Racing Post, to deny five charges linked to three alleged criminal conspiracies.

She is accused of conspiring to hack mobile phones, conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office by paying public officials for stories and conspiring to pervert the course of justice.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between October 2000 and July 2011, the period when she rose from being editor of the News of the World to take the same role at The Sun before running the newspaper publisher.

Full story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2336187/Rebekah-Brooks-denies-phone-hacking-charges-conspiracy-pervert-course-justice-appears-court-News-International-colleagues.html

-- Daily Mail 2013-06-06

[Cats4ever]

Let us hope the truth emerges. It might help to divert a lot of the western press from the path of amorality.

[mrfill]

Let us hope the truth emerges. It might help to divert a lot of the western press from the path of amorality.

The truth is that many people had their phones 'hacked'. Not actually hacked, but had their voice mail accessed - fairly simple to do when there is no password set. A number of people have already been convicted of involvement and a number of 'celebs' have received damages from News International.

This case is to establish whether Brooks knew, or approved of such activity.

Until people start protecting themselves by having passwords (not just 0000) to remotely access their voice mail, it will continue to happen.

As far as the British tabloid press are concerned, Amorality is a small island in the Indian Ocean...

[Cats4ever]

Is that just near Murdoch Reef??

[khunken]

Let us hope the truth emerges. It might help to divert a lot of the western press from the path of amorality.

The truth is that many people had their phones 'hacked'. Not actually hacked, but had their voice mail accessed - fairly simple to do when there is no password set. A number of people have already been convicted of involvement and a number of 'celebs' have received damages from News International.

This case is to establish whether Brooks knew, or approved of such activity.

Until people start protecting themselves by having passwords (not just 0000) to remotely access their voice mail, it will continue to happen.

As far as the British tabloid press are concerned, Amorality is a small island in the Indian Ocean...

I think you might mean 'morality'. Amorality is not a strong enough word to describe the Murdoch hacks (no, not of phones but their employees).

[Scott]

An inflammatory post has been removed. Please stay on the topic of the OP.