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| Leveson inquiry: Rebekah Brooks criticises Met police chief | Leveson inquiry: Rebekah Brooks criticises Met police chief |
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| Rebekah Brooks has launched an attack on the police chief in charge of the investigations into allegations of wrongdoing at the Sun and the News of the World. | Rebekah Brooks has launched an attack on the police chief in charge of the investigations into allegations of wrongdoing at the Sun and the News of the World. |
| The former chief executive of News International said the Leveson inquiry testimony of Metropolitan police deputy assistant commissioner Sue Akers in February involved unsubstantiated allegations and led to "highly damaging press reporting" in relation to Scotland Yard's ongoing investigations into phone hacking, corruption of public officials and computer hacking. | The former chief executive of News International said the Leveson inquiry testimony of Metropolitan police deputy assistant commissioner Sue Akers in February involved unsubstantiated allegations and led to "highly damaging press reporting" in relation to Scotland Yard's ongoing investigations into phone hacking, corruption of public officials and computer hacking. |
| In a closing witness statement to the Leveson inquiry, Brooks also criticised the testimonies of three other witnesses, Brian Paddick, a former Scotland Yard deputy assistant commissioner, and former police officer and Crimewatch presenter Jacqui Hames. She has also criticised former News of the World colleague Paul McMullan. | In a closing witness statement to the Leveson inquiry, Brooks also criticised the testimonies of three other witnesses, Brian Paddick, a former Scotland Yard deputy assistant commissioner, and former police officer and Crimewatch presenter Jacqui Hames. She has also criticised former News of the World colleague Paul McMullan. |
| Brooks invited the inquiry to conclude that these three witnesses either made assertions "for which there is little or no evidence", "gave evidence as to matters which are yet to be tested in court", or "appeared to be using the inquiry to settle old scores". | Brooks invited the inquiry to conclude that these three witnesses either made assertions "for which there is little or no evidence", "gave evidence as to matters which are yet to be tested in court", or "appeared to be using the inquiry to settle old scores". |
| She said she had no opportunity to deal with the issues at the time because she had not been granted core participant status at the inquiry, which allowed advance sight of witness statements and the opportunity to have statements redacted or publicly challenged by counsel to the inquiry. | She said she had no opportunity to deal with the issues at the time because she had not been granted core participant status at the inquiry, which allowed advance sight of witness statements and the opportunity to have statements redacted or publicly challenged by counsel to the inquiry. |
| The former News International boss urged Lord Justice Leveson not to repeat such allegations made by these witnesses in his final report. | The former News International boss urged Lord Justice Leveson not to repeat such allegations made by these witnesses in his final report. |
| Brooks's statement was published the day after she learned she found out she is facing charges over phone hacking in addition to the charges of perverting the course of justice announced in May. | Brooks's statement was published the day after she learned she found out she is facing charges over phone hacking in addition to the charges of perverting the course of justice announced in May. |
| She went on to say that Akers's evidence "went well beyond the proper requirements of the inquiry. It was, in particular, untempered by caution of the care that should have been given in making accusations against those who might have explanations or defences, or where, as may often happen in criminal proceedings, the evidence is insufficient to prove the suspicion, or is inadmissable". | She went on to say that Akers's evidence "went well beyond the proper requirements of the inquiry. It was, in particular, untempered by caution of the care that should have been given in making accusations against those who might have explanations or defences, or where, as may often happen in criminal proceedings, the evidence is insufficient to prove the suspicion, or is inadmissable". |
| Brooks said Akers had delivered a view of the ongoing investigation "as if it was fact" and when "highly identifiable and high-profile suspects were the subject of active proceedings". | Brooks said Akers had delivered a view of the ongoing investigation "as if it was fact" and when "highly identifiable and high-profile suspects were the subject of active proceedings". |
| The former editor of the Sun also returned to the circumstances surrounding the revelations about Gordon Brown's son's cystic fibrosis. Brooks had told the inquiry when she testified that the newspaper ran a story in 2006 with the express permission of the Browns. | The former editor of the Sun also returned to the circumstances surrounding the revelations about Gordon Brown's son's cystic fibrosis. Brooks had told the inquiry when she testified that the newspaper ran a story in 2006 with the express permission of the Browns. |
| But Brown, when he appeared at the inquiry, claimed that was untrue. In her witness statement, Brooks said News International had information which it could not divulge to Brown and therefore the former prime minister had "reached a conclusion on the basis of less than the full picture, against a background of a plain grievance against News International because of the way that he perceives he was treated in connection with the 2010 general election". | But Brown, when he appeared at the inquiry, claimed that was untrue. In her witness statement, Brooks said News International had information which it could not divulge to Brown and therefore the former prime minister had "reached a conclusion on the basis of less than the full picture, against a background of a plain grievance against News International because of the way that he perceives he was treated in connection with the 2010 general election". |
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