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| RMT's Bob Crow tells Leveson Inquiry of 'harassment' | RMT's Bob Crow tells Leveson Inquiry of 'harassment' |
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| RMT union leader Bob Crow has told an inquiry into press standards the union has been the victim of "harassment" by journalists for the past 10 years. | RMT union leader Bob Crow has told an inquiry into press standards the union has been the victim of "harassment" by journalists for the past 10 years. |
| Mr Crow said he understood why the media might object to strikes - but said it was not acceptable "to infringe on RMT staff's personal lives". | Mr Crow said he understood why the media might object to strikes - but said it was not acceptable "to infringe on RMT staff's personal lives". |
| He has been followed and shouted at in the streets, he said. | |
| Mr Crow was also watched by private investigator Derek Webb on behalf of News International, the inquiry heard. | Mr Crow was also watched by private investigator Derek Webb on behalf of News International, the inquiry heard. |
| Describing a story in the Mail on Sunday in February 2003 - when Mr Crow was photographed being given a lift on his personal assistant's scooter when the Central Line on the Underground was closed - he said the timing of it was "strange". | Describing a story in the Mail on Sunday in February 2003 - when Mr Crow was photographed being given a lift on his personal assistant's scooter when the Central Line on the Underground was closed - he said the timing of it was "strange". |
| "It was strange as I would normally get a bus; it was strange that at that moment a photographer was there to take a picture of me on a scooter," he said. | "It was strange as I would normally get a bus; it was strange that at that moment a photographer was there to take a picture of me on a scooter," he said. |
| He said there was no proof his phone was hacked to get the information, but he was told by police that they are investigating whether his phone was targeted by a private investigator on behalf of a newspaper. | He said there was no proof his phone was hacked to get the information, but he was told by police that they are investigating whether his phone was targeted by a private investigator on behalf of a newspaper. |
| The information on the identification of the scooter rider was blagged from the DVLA and given to the Mail on Sunday by private investigator Steve Whittamore, the inquiry heard. | The information on the identification of the scooter rider was blagged from the DVLA and given to the Mail on Sunday by private investigator Steve Whittamore, the inquiry heard. |
| Mr Crow also told the inquiry a Sun newspaper-branded bus blocked him on his way to work during a strike. | |
| He said a man with a microphone stood on his feet and said: "What's it like not to get to go to work? You stopped people going to work this week so get a taste of your own medicine." | He said a man with a microphone stood on his feet and said: "What's it like not to get to go to work? You stopped people going to work this week so get a taste of your own medicine." |
| 'Foolish' | 'Foolish' |
| The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers general secretary also described being put under surveillance in the Caribbean. | The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers general secretary also described being put under surveillance in the Caribbean. |
| "Our trade union over the last 10 to 12 years has been the victim of victimisation, harassment... for standing up for good honest working men and working women," he said. | "Our trade union over the last 10 to 12 years has been the victim of victimisation, harassment... for standing up for good honest working men and working women," he said. |
| The inquiry also heard from the News of the World's former investigations editor, Mazher Mahmood, who admitted that he once "foolishly" changed electronic records to cover up a mistake in his reporting. | The inquiry also heard from the News of the World's former investigations editor, Mazher Mahmood, who admitted that he once "foolishly" changed electronic records to cover up a mistake in his reporting. |
| Mr Mahmood resigned from the Sunday Times in 1989 after executives discovered he had tampered with a file in the newspaper's computer room, the hearing was told. He gave evidence to the inquiry in December but had been recalled for further questioning. | Mr Mahmood resigned from the Sunday Times in 1989 after executives discovered he had tampered with a file in the newspaper's computer room, the hearing was told. He gave evidence to the inquiry in December but had been recalled for further questioning. |
| He told the hearing: "I acknowledge it was wrong. I was young, I was naive, it was a foolish thing to do, I acknowledge that." | He told the hearing: "I acknowledge it was wrong. I was young, I was naive, it was a foolish thing to do, I acknowledge that." |
| Mr Mahmood is known for his "fake sheikh" disguise while reporting undercover and gave evidence off-camera to protect his identity. | Mr Mahmood is known for his "fake sheikh" disguise while reporting undercover and gave evidence off-camera to protect his identity. |
| He was behind the NoW story that resulted in three Pakistan Test cricketers and a corrupt sports agent being jailed in November for spot-fixing. | He was behind the NoW story that resulted in three Pakistan Test cricketers and a corrupt sports agent being jailed in November for spot-fixing. |
| The Leveson Inquiry was set up by Prime Minister David Cameron in July 2011 amid new revelations of phone hacking at the now-defunct News of the World. | The Leveson Inquiry was set up by Prime Minister David Cameron in July 2011 amid new revelations of phone hacking at the now-defunct News of the World. |
| The first phase is examining the practices and ethics of the press. A second phase of the inquiry, after a police investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World is complete, will focus on unlawful conduct by the press and the police's initial hacking investigation. | The first phase is examining the practices and ethics of the press. A second phase of the inquiry, after a police investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World is complete, will focus on unlawful conduct by the press and the police's initial hacking investigation. |