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Sun deputy editor denies charges over alleged payments to public officials | Sun deputy editor denies charges over alleged payments to public officials |
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The Sun's deputy editor, Geoff Webster, has pleaded not guilty to two charges relating to accusations that he authorised payments to public officials for stories. | The Sun's deputy editor, Geoff Webster, has pleaded not guilty to two charges relating to accusations that he authorised payments to public officials for stories. |
The 53-year-old from Cranbrook in Kent has been charged with conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office between January 2004 and 31 January 2012 together with others on the paper. | The 53-year-old from Cranbrook in Kent has been charged with conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office between January 2004 and 31 January 2012 together with others on the paper. |
The second offence relates to an allegation that in November 2010, Webster authorised a payment of £1,500 for a photograph allegedly supplied by an unknown public official. | The second offence relates to an allegation that in November 2010, Webster authorised a payment of £1,500 for a photograph allegedly supplied by an unknown public official. |
Webster denies both charges and entered his plea at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. | Webster denies both charges and entered his plea at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. |
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