By Anthony Faiola and Special correspondent Eliza Mackintosh contributed to this report
LONDON— Rebekah Brooks, a top executive in Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. media empire before resigning Friday in the wake of a phone hacking scandal, was arrested Sunday by Scotland Yard in a broadening probe into illicit newsgathering.
Police confirmed a 43-year-old woman was taken into custody Sunday on charges of conspiring to intercept communications and on corruption allegations, a reference to bribes made to police officers for news tips. Widespread British media reports identified the woman as Brooks, making her the highest-ranking News Corp official yet to be arrested in the case.
Brooks has denied any knowledge of phone hacking at the company.
The arrest marks a dramatic turn around for Brooks, a woman both feared and courted by the British political establishment as she rose to the title of chief executive of News International, News Corp’s British subsidiary. She headed Murdoch’s News of the World tabloidfrom 2000 to 2003, a time when the paper is said to have engaged in widespread phone hacking.
In 2003, she admitted to Parliament that News of the World under her leadership had paid police officers for information— an admission that Scotland Yard paid little heed to at the time. But police officials— under massive pressure amid widespread criticism for cozy ties to News Corp and for ignoring long standing allegations of broad corruption there— are now intensifying their investigation, with Brooks the highest ranking of several News Corp. officials arrested in recent days.
the Media, the politicians and the Police have been found to be corrupt we not talking about pakistan where corruption is normal on even street level we talking about UK. If you think democracy is so great and not corrupt think again it breeds corruption where ever it is. Greed got to all these sectors polticians, police and media and they sell there principles for cash and power!
the Media, the politicians and the Police have been found to be corrupt we not talking about pakistan where corruption is normal on even street level we talking about UK. If you think democracy is so great and not corrupt think again it breeds corruption where ever it is. Greed got to all these sectors polticians, police and media and they sell there principles for cash and power!
I think you're right , British politicians no longer live in the real world. They sit there with their 65k a year salaries gold plated pensions and 24 hour security . And when they are caught fiddling thir more than generous expenses they just shrug their shoulders and say what.
I think you're right , British politicians no longer live in the real world. They sit there with their 65k a year salaries gold plated pensions and 24 hour security . And when they are caught fiddling thir more than generous expenses they just shrug their shoulders and say what.
Murdoch will not be going to jail.
Of course he will not go to jail he is part of the elite they look after him the bankers, politicians, royalty and police collude to protect each other.
This scandal exposed this collusion between these groups they will get headlines for few weeks than it is business as usual.
the common man is the only one that gets a real beating by the system.
the Media, the politicians and the Police have been found to be corrupt we not talking about pakistan where corruption is normal on even street level we talking about UK. If you think democracy is so great and not corrupt think again it breeds corruption where ever it is. Greed got to all these sectors polticians, police and media and they sell there principles for cash and power!
Is it the democratic system that is corrupt or certain people in it? Democracy itself does not encourage corruption - you cannot blame democracy. No system is perfect - there are faults in all, dependig whose eye is viewing.
Whilst you have mentionned one fault at least it is being dealt with. It is being investigated. There is debate on the issue and its not been strangled.
There are many good points to democracy to but it is nt fair to judge it on 1 thing that happened. Have you ever thought why most develloped and stable societies are democratic?
Is it the democratic system that is corrupt or certain people in it? Democracy itself does not encourage corruption - you cannot blame democracy. No system is perfect - there are faults in all, dependig whose eye is viewing.
Whilst you have mentionned one fault at least it is being dealt with. It is being investigated. There is debate on the issue and its not been strangled.
There are many good points to democracy to but it is nt fair to judge it on 1 thing that happened. Have you ever thought why most develloped and stable societies are democratic?
Democracy encourages corruption because it bows to peoples biases and favoritism's. Of course you can blame democracy is it not rule for the people by the people? so where did corruption come from the sky? its from the people who run and own the system i.e the ruling elite.
It is not one fault with democracy as you said there are hundreds of faults with democracy this topic is about one fault i.e corruption between police, media and politicians.
Yes the issue is now being looked at why now? because they got caught hacking a dead teenagers phone, dead soldiers phones and the public went mad, if you think it is one off you only fooling yourself. you know what will happen they will initiate an inquiry which will run for years kill the anger and as i said business as usual.
I would'nt call america or europe stable right now there economic polciies have led the world to utter disaster however if a state adopts an ideology which is the correct ideology it will lead to stability and peace of mind. But for the muslims i would never recommend secular democracy because it contradicts islam and the muslims way of life.
You mean life under Ottoman Caliphate was totally perfect and no problems at all? I am not in favour of secular democracy or advocating it but in this world at this current time it is the best system there is.
You mean life under Ottoman Caliphate was totally perfect and no problems at all? I am not in favour of secular democracy or advocating it but in this world at this current time it is the best system there is.
ottoman caliphate is one section of islamic history and it was successful in many sectors and failed in others what about the entire 1400 years look at that in context not to pick one example here or there.
If you not in favour of secualr democracy for muslim world how can you say lets have more of it? if somebody does something and it not good for you but you keep doing it again and again a doctor will diagnose that as madness.
So question is do you change or do you advocate more of the same please?
ottoman caliphate is one section of islamic history and it was successful in many sectors and failed in others what about the entire 1400 years look at that in context not to pick one example here or there.
If you not in favour of secualr democracy for muslim world how can you say lets have more of it? if somebody does something and it not good for you but you keep doing it again and again a doctor will diagnose that as madness.
So question is do you change or do you advocate more of the same please?
I am just applying your method of lookign at issues ie pick one issue.
I am just applying your method of lookign at issues ie pick one issue.
You did'nt actually the question
"If you not in favour of secualr democracy for muslim world how can you say lets have more of it? if somebody does something and it not good for you but you keep doing it again and again a doctor will diagnose that as madness.
So question is do you change or do you advocate more of the same please?"
"If you not in favour of secualr democracy for muslim world how can you say lets have more of it? if somebody does something and it not good for you but you keep doing it again and again a doctor will diagnose that as madness.
So question is do you change or do you advocate more of the same please?"
Actually, democracy allows for accountable government. When you lot ever I come to power, we will be living in an Orwelian set up. You will probably masacre half the population, jail a third and terrorise what is left. God save us from the likes of HT, al Mahajoroun and co.
Actually, democracy allows for accountable government. When you lot ever I come to power, we will be living in an Orwelian set up. You will probably masacre half the population, jail a third and terrorise what is left. God save us from the likes of HT, al Mahajoroun and co.
so you choose cheap slogan instead of answering question because you never answered the question i put forward at all.
Can you give me evidence of how news international, the police and the politicians of UK will be held accountable in this case when they found all in bed together?
are you actually suggesting these people who make the laws and implement the laws will punish themselves?? thanks for the joke you living in cuckooland not me!