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| Sun executive pleads not guilty to charges over alleged payments | |
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| The Sun executive editor Fergus Shanahan is to fight charges that he conspired to commit misconduct in public office by allegedly authorising payments to a public official for stories. | The Sun executive editor Fergus Shanahan is to fight charges that he conspired to commit misconduct in public office by allegedly authorising payments to a public official for stories. |
| He pleaded not guilty at a hearing the Old Bailey on Monday over charges linked to payments made by the Sun between 1 January 2004 and 31 January 2012. | He pleaded not guilty at a hearing the Old Bailey on Monday over charges linked to payments made by the Sun between 1 January 2004 and 31 January 2012. |
| Shanahan is one of 10 Sun journalists who have been charged in relation to alleged payments for stories to police and other public officials. | Shanahan is one of 10 Sun journalists who have been charged in relation to alleged payments for stories to police and other public officials. |
| Some 24 Sun journalists have been arrested as part of the Scotland Yard's investigation into alleged corruption which was launched after Rupert Murdoch set up a management standards committee which in turn handed the police 300m internal emails. | Some 24 Sun journalists have been arrested as part of the Scotland Yard's investigation into alleged corruption which was launched after Rupert Murdoch set up a management standards committee which in turn handed the police 300m internal emails. |
| Seven Sun journalists have been so far been arraigned in court and all have pleaded not guilty, including the paper's royal correspondent Duncan Larcombe and the paper's deputy editor Geoff Webster, who entered their pleas at the Old Bailey last week. | Seven Sun journalists have been so far been arraigned in court and all have pleaded not guilty, including the paper's royal correspondent Duncan Larcombe and the paper's deputy editor Geoff Webster, who entered their pleas at the Old Bailey last week. |
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