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| The Sun's 22nd journalist arrested under Operation Elveden | The Sun's 22nd journalist arrested under Operation Elveden |
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| A Sun reporter, understood to be Anthony France, has become the 22nd journalist from the News International tabloid to be arrested as part of Scotland Yard's investigation into inappropriate payments to public officials between 2004 and 2011. | A Sun reporter, understood to be Anthony France, has become the 22nd journalist from the News International tabloid to be arrested as part of Scotland Yard's investigation into inappropriate payments to public officials between 2004 and 2011. |
| The Metropolitan police said that a journalist, a 39-year-old man, was arrested on Thursday morning in Hertfordshire by detectives from Operation Elveden, on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and suspected conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. He has been taken to a station in north London. | The Metropolitan police said that a journalist, a 39-year-old man, was arrested on Thursday morning in Hertfordshire by detectives from Operation Elveden, on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and suspected conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. He has been taken to a station in north London. |
| The journalist is the Sun reporter France, according to a News International source. | The journalist is the Sun reporter France, according to a News International source. |
| Two serving police officers were also arrested at 6am on Thursday, bringing the number of individuals detained as part of Operation Elveden to 56. | Two serving police officers were also arrested at 6am on Thursday, bringing the number of individuals detained as part of Operation Elveden to 56. |
| One of the police officers was arrested in Surrey and currently works in the Met's specialist operations unit. He was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. | One of the police officers was arrested in Surrey and currently works in the Met's specialist operations unit. He was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. |
| The second officer, 30 years old, works in the Met's specialist crime and operations command and was also arrested in Surrey on the suspicion of misconduct in public office and is being interviewed in a south London police station. | The second officer, 30 years old, works in the Met's specialist crime and operations command and was also arrested in Surrey on the suspicion of misconduct in public office and is being interviewed in a south London police station. |
| Mike Darcey, the newly arrived chief executive of News International, emailed staff at the Sun after France's arrest on Thursday to tell of his "disappointment" at the development, adding that the company had provided the journalist detained with a lawyer. | Mike Darcey, the newly arrived chief executive of News International, emailed staff at the Sun after France's arrest on Thursday to tell of his "disappointment" at the development, adding that the company had provided the journalist detained with a lawyer. |
| The first of the 22 Sun journalists arrested under Operation Elveden was detained in November 2011 and is still on bail. | The first of the 22 Sun journalists arrested under Operation Elveden was detained in November 2011 and is still on bail. |
| Darcey said in his email: "It is particularly disappointing that these incidents, the first under my watch, and which have recently become less frequent, continue to take place." | Darcey said in his email: "It is particularly disappointing that these incidents, the first under my watch, and which have recently become less frequent, continue to take place." |
| He added: "I appreciate how hard it is to hear this news, and I am grateful to everyone on The Sun who continues to produce such a successful newspaper under these extraordinary and stressful circumstances. | He added: "I appreciate how hard it is to hear this news, and I am grateful to everyone on The Sun who continues to produce such a successful newspaper under these extraordinary and stressful circumstances. |
| He said he would seek "further clarity" on the state of the arrests. | He said he would seek "further clarity" on the state of the arrests. |
| Operation Elveden was launched in 2011 as a parallel inquiry to the reopened of the investigation into allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World, Operation Weeting. | Operation Elveden was launched in 2011 as a parallel inquiry to the reopened of the investigation into allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World, Operation Weeting. |
| Many of the investigating officers' leads have been provided by News Corporation's management and standards committee, which has trawled 300m internal emails to assess whether there was any further wrongdoing at other News International titles which include the Sun, the Times and the Sunday Times. | Many of the investigating officers' leads have been provided by News Corporation's management and standards committee, which has trawled 300m internal emails to assess whether there was any further wrongdoing at other News International titles which include the Sun, the Times and the Sunday Times. |
| Scotland Yard said Thursday's arrests were a result of information being passed over to the Met by the MSC. | Scotland Yard said Thursday's arrests were a result of information being passed over to the Met by the MSC. |
| "They relate to suspected payments to police officers and are not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately," the Met said in a statement. | "They relate to suspected payments to police officers and are not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately," the Met said in a statement. |
| So far one person has been charged and tried as a result of Operation Elveden. Last week a Scotland Yard detective, April Casburn, was found guilty of trying to sell information to the News of the World. | So far one person has been charged and tried as a result of Operation Elveden. Last week a Scotland Yard detective, April Casburn, was found guilty of trying to sell information to the News of the World. |
| The number of arrests made by Scotland Yard following the reopening of the investigation into phone hacking now stands at 101. Of these, 26 have been related as part of the Operation Weeting inquiry into suspected phone hacking; 19 have been related as part of the Operation Tuleta investigation into computer hacking and alleged criminal breaches of privacy; and 56 as part of Elveden. | The number of arrests made by Scotland Yard following the reopening of the investigation into phone hacking now stands at 101. Of these, 26 have been related as part of the Operation Weeting inquiry into suspected phone hacking; 19 have been related as part of the Operation Tuleta investigation into computer hacking and alleged criminal breaches of privacy; and 56 as part of Elveden. |
| Some of the individuals have been arrested under more than one operation and some released from bail and told no further action will be taken by the police. | Some of the individuals have been arrested under more than one operation and some released from bail and told no further action will be taken by the police. |
| Email to staff by Mike Darcey, the new chief executive of News International following the arrest of reporter Anthony France on Thursday | Email to staff by Mike Darcey, the new chief executive of News International following the arrest of reporter Anthony France on Thursday |
| Dear Colleagues, | Dear Colleagues, |
| I am very sorry to have to tell you that a Sun journalist was arrested this morning in connection with Operation Elveden. | I am very sorry to have to tell you that a Sun journalist was arrested this morning in connection with Operation Elveden. |
| We have provided our colleague with a lawyer and we are helping him in any way we can. It goes without saying that we will not prejudge the outcome of any investigation. All those who have been arrested have our full support. | We have provided our colleague with a lawyer and we are helping him in any way we can. It goes without saying that we will not prejudge the outcome of any investigation. All those who have been arrested have our full support. |
| I appreciate how hard it is to hear this news, and I am grateful to everyone on The Sun who continues to produce such a successful newspaper under these extraordinary and stressful circumstances. | I appreciate how hard it is to hear this news, and I am grateful to everyone on The Sun who continues to produce such a successful newspaper under these extraordinary and stressful circumstances. |
| It is particularly disappointing that these incidents, the first under my watch, and which have recently become less frequent, continue to take place. | It is particularly disappointing that these incidents, the first under my watch, and which have recently become less frequent, continue to take place. |
| We will continue to seek further clarity on the state of the police investigations. | We will continue to seek further clarity on the state of the police investigations. |
| Mike | Mike |
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