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Tue, 07/19/2011 - 09:24
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Police deputy resigns over phone hacking scandal
London, July 19, IRNA – Assistant Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police John Yates, who led the failed investigation over phone hacking at the News of the World, has become the latest victim of the fallout from the scandal when announcing his resignation on Monday.
Yates follows Chief Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson, who stepped down from his post on Sunday and who also suggested Prime Minister risked being 'compromised' by his relations with his former spokesman, Andy Coulson, who resigned as editor of the News of the World over the scandal in 2007.
The assistant commissioner has faced a series of allegations of wrongdoing, including having misled Parliament, having repeatedly reported that there was only evidence of around 10-12 phone hacking cases, whereas it later emerged that police had evidence of 'a vast number' of victims.
He headed the initial police inquiry starting in 2006 and earlier this month in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph he expressed
'extreme regret' for the failings in the investigation but dismissed any suggestion of corruption or improper relationships with the media on his part.
His resignation was announced after he was recalled to give evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on Tuesday, along with Stephenson, to “clarify aspects” of his previous testimony to MPs.
Other casualties of the scandal so far have included chief executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks, the closure of the News of the World, Britain's top selling paper, after 168 years of production and the abandonment by Rupert Murdoch's empire to take full control of BSkyB, Britain's leading satellite broadcaster.
Speaking in South Africa, Cameron said that he was asking for parliament to sit for an extra day on Wednesday so that he can make a statement on the latest developments on hacking scandal./end
Yates follows Chief Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson, who stepped down from his post on Sunday and who also suggested Prime Minister risked being 'compromised' by his relations with his former spokesman, Andy Coulson, who resigned as editor of the News of the World over the scandal in 2007.
The assistant commissioner has faced a series of allegations of wrongdoing, including having misled Parliament, having repeatedly reported that there was only evidence of around 10-12 phone hacking cases, whereas it later emerged that police had evidence of 'a vast number' of victims.
He headed the initial police inquiry starting in 2006 and earlier this month in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph he expressed
'extreme regret' for the failings in the investigation but dismissed any suggestion of corruption or improper relationships with the media on his part.
His resignation was announced after he was recalled to give evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on Tuesday, along with Stephenson, to “clarify aspects” of his previous testimony to MPs.
Other casualties of the scandal so far have included chief executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks, the closure of the News of the World, Britain's top selling paper, after 168 years of production and the abandonment by Rupert Murdoch's empire to take full control of BSkyB, Britain's leading satellite broadcaster.
Speaking in South Africa, Cameron said that he was asking for parliament to sit for an extra day on Wednesday so that he can make a statement on the latest developments on hacking scandal./end
