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| Phone hacking: man, 46, arrested | Phone hacking: man, 46, arrested |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice by detectives investigating allegations of phone-hacking, police said. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice by detectives investigating allegations of phone-hacking, police said. |
| The 46-year-old was held on Wednesday morning at his home address in south-west London. | The 46-year-old was held on Wednesday morning at his home address in south-west London. |
| He was taken into custody at a south London police station for questioning, Scotland Yard said. | He was taken into custody at a south London police station for questioning, Scotland Yard said. |
| The suspect – who is not believed to be a journalist – is the 26th person arrested by officers working on Operation Weeting, the police investigation into claims that reporters hacked into mobile telephones to obtain stories. | The suspect – who is not believed to be a journalist – is the 26th person arrested by officers working on Operation Weeting, the police investigation into claims that reporters hacked into mobile telephones to obtain stories. |
| A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Detectives from Operation Weeting have this morning arrested a 46-year-old man at his home address in south-west London on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. | A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Detectives from Operation Weeting have this morning arrested a 46-year-old man at his home address in south-west London on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. |
| "He has been taken into custody at a south London police station, where he remains." | "He has been taken into custody at a south London police station, where he remains." |
| Operation Weeting is running alongside two other investigations: Operation Tuleta, a Metropolitan police inquiry into privacy breaches including the alleged hacking of computers and stolen mobile phones, and Operation Elveden, which is examining claims of corrupt payments to public officials. | Operation Weeting is running alongside two other investigations: Operation Tuleta, a Metropolitan police inquiry into privacy breaches including the alleged hacking of computers and stolen mobile phones, and Operation Elveden, which is examining claims of corrupt payments to public officials. |
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