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A police officer has been arrested in relation to leaks during the Scotland Yard phone-hacking investigation. | A police officer has been arrested in relation to leaks during the Scotland Yard phone-hacking investigation. |
The 51-year-old detective constable was arrested at work on Thursday and bailed. He has been suspended. | The 51-year-old detective constable was arrested at work on Thursday and bailed. He has been suspended. |
A second man, aged 35, has been arrested by appointment as part of the Met's Operation Weeting investigation into press phone hacking. | A second man, aged 35, has been arrested by appointment as part of the Met's Operation Weeting investigation into press phone hacking. |
The Met's Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers said the police officer's arrest was "hugely disappointing". | The Met's Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers said the police officer's arrest was "hugely disappointing". |
She said: "I made it very clear when I took on this investigation the need for operational and information security. It is hugely disappointing that this may not have been adhered to. | She said: "I made it very clear when I took on this investigation the need for operational and information security. It is hugely disappointing that this may not have been adhered to. |
"The MPS (Metropolitan Police Service) takes the unauthorised disclosure of information extremely seriously and has acted swiftly in making these arrests." | "The MPS (Metropolitan Police Service) takes the unauthorised disclosure of information extremely seriously and has acted swiftly in making these arrests." |
The officer has been released on bail until 29 September. | The officer has been released on bail until 29 September. |
The second arrested man has been released on bail until October. | The second arrested man has been released on bail until October. |
BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said Scotland Yard had told him all officers working on the phone-hacking investigation had signed a confidentiality agreement. | |
Operation Weeting is looking into illegal hacking of the mobile phone voicemails of public figures by reporters from the now-defunct News of the World (NoW) newspaper. | |
A spokeswoman for NoW publisher News International said: "We are fully co-operating with the police investigation and we are unable to comment further on matters due to ongoing police investigations." | |
On Thursday, a 38-year-old man, named by the Guardian as former News of the World journalist James Desborough, was arrested and released on bail. | |
Operation Weeting has arrested a total of 15 people - 14 of them over alleged phone hacking. |