Phone-hacking Trial - Day 6

Andrew Edis QC concludes his opening statement for the Prosecution.

(Image above from ITV.com)

Having spent three days setting out the case for the prosecution, Andrew Edis, it is expected, will tackle the allegations of perverting the course of justice put to four of the defendants:

Finally there are two charges relating to the alleged concealment of evidence:

• Brooks and  Carter between July 6, 2011, and July 9, 2011, conspired together to do a series of acts which had a tendency to and were intended to pervert the course of public justice, namely permanently to remove seven boxes of archived material from the archive of News International.
• Brooks, Charles Brooks and Mark Hanna, between July 15, 2011, and July 19, 2011, conspired together and with others and persons unknown to do an act or a series of acts which had a tendency to and were intended to pervert the course of justice, namely to conceal documents, computers, and other electronic equipment from officers of the Metropolitan police who were investigating allegations of phone hacking and corruption of public officials in relation to the News of the World and The Sun.

(from Inforrm's Blog, 27/10/13)

Charles and Rebekah Brooks

Cheryl Carter

Cheryl Carter was Rebekah Brooks' personal assistant at News International

Mark Hanna

Mark Hanna was News International's Head of Security

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Links to reports of this morning's events in court:

• Rebekah Brooks 'Removed Material From Home to Stop Police Finding it' - Evening Standard
• Glenn Mulcaire Never Deleted Milly Dowler's Voicemail, Court Told - Press Gazette
• Rebekah Brooks Tried to Hide Evidence as News of the World Closed, Jury Told - Guardian
• Press Regulation Debate: Supporting the Leveson System, a Reply to Helen Anthony - Hacked Off
• Hacking Trial: NI Security Guards 'Used War Film Codewords' During Covert Operation to hide Evidence - Hacked Off
• Phone-hacking Trial: Rebekah Brooks' Attempt to Hide Evidence Was Codenamed 'Operation Blackhawk', Jury Told - The Drum
• Hacking Trial: Brooks' Husband 'Hid Evidence'- Sky News 
• Phone-hacking: 'Notebooks Went Missing' as Investigation Began - BBC News

Lunchbreak over, Andrew Edis QC resumes Prosecution statement:

(For a comprehensive list of Agreed Facts, please see Twitter timeline of Peter Jukes HERE )

 

• Rebekah Brooks Cover-up Operation Quoted Where Eagles Dare, Court Told - Guardian 
• Milly Dowler Notes Disappeared - The Daily Beast
• Andy Coulson's Mobile Was Hacked by Glenn Mulcaire, Court Told. Former Editor Will Testify in His Defence - Press Gazette
• 'Andy Coulson Had His Own Phone Hacked by Glenn Mulcaire' - Evening Standard

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More links to reports on today's events in court:

• Andy Coulson 'Never Involved in Hacking' - BBC News
• Hacking Trial: Andy Coulson to Take the Stand - Hacked Off
• Andy Coulson Knew of 'Mistakes' But Was 'Never Party to hacking Phones' - Guardian
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