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| Subject: UK: Rebekah Brooks charged over phone hacking - Good! Sat Aug 04, 2012 3:11 am | |
| Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has been formally charged with phone hacking and will appear in court next month, Scotland Yard says.
Brooks, 44, answered bail at Lewisham police station on Thursday night and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on September 3.
Six others journalists from the News of the World, including British Prime Minister David Cameron's former spin doctor, Andy Coulson, have been officially charged and will appear at the same court on August 16.
The seven stand accused of one general charge of alleged phone hacking between October 2000 and August 2006 that could affect as many as 600 victims. Advertisement
Brooks and Coulson face specific charges of illegally accessing the voicemail of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.
The other former News of the World staff who face court action are ex-managing editor Stuart Kuttner, former news editor Greg Miskiw, former head of news Ian Edmondson, ex-chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck and former reporter James Weatherup.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/rebekah-brooks-charged-over-phone-hacking-20120803-23j6j.html#ixzz22Yj5iBLz
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