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| Christopher Jefferies claims police leaked information | Christopher Jefferies claims police leaked information |
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| Jo Yeates's former landlord has accused police of leaking information about him to journalists after he was wrongly arrested on suspicion of her murder. | Jo Yeates's former landlord has accused police of leaking information about him to journalists after he was wrongly arrested on suspicion of her murder. |
| In a statement, Christopher Jefferies said "information had been deliberately leaked" after his arrest. | In a statement, Christopher Jefferies said "information had been deliberately leaked" after his arrest. |
| Daily Mirror editor Richard Wallace told the Leveson Inquiry into press standards that police had given off-the-record briefings on Mr Jefferies. | Daily Mirror editor Richard Wallace told the Leveson Inquiry into press standards that police had given off-the-record briefings on Mr Jefferies. |
| Colin Port, the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, denied the claims. | Colin Port, the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, denied the claims. |
| He said the force was "actively challenging" Mr Wallace's allegations. | He said the force was "actively challenging" Mr Wallace's allegations. |
| Mr Jefferies accepted a libel payout from eight national newspapers, including the Daily Mirror, over false allegations they made against him following the murder of his tenant. | Mr Jefferies accepted a libel payout from eight national newspapers, including the Daily Mirror, over false allegations they made against him following the murder of his tenant. |
| The statement from Mr Jefferies added leaks by "as yet unidentified individuals" were in "flagrant breach of their duty". | |
| "Our client strongly believes this to be the case, as there was information within the public domain which was only known to those privy to the investigation material. | "Our client strongly believes this to be the case, as there was information within the public domain which was only known to those privy to the investigation material. |
| "Our client is of the view that this information had been leaked and we share that view. | "Our client is of the view that this information had been leaked and we share that view. |
| "There needs to be an independent inquiry into this potentially criminal conduct on the part of officers from Avon and Somerset Police, as well as the Crown Prosecution Service. | "There needs to be an independent inquiry into this potentially criminal conduct on the part of officers from Avon and Somerset Police, as well as the Crown Prosecution Service. |
| "As regards any legal action against Avon and Somerset Police for wrongful arrest, this is a matter which remains under review." | "As regards any legal action against Avon and Somerset Police for wrongful arrest, this is a matter which remains under review." |
| Dutch national Vincent Tabak was later convicted of Miss Yeates's murder. | Dutch national Vincent Tabak was later convicted of Miss Yeates's murder. |
| He was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in jail for killing the landscape architect at her Bristol home. | He was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in jail for killing the landscape architect at her Bristol home. |