Ex-PM media chief denies phone hacking charges
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 6 June 2013
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Andy Coulson, former media chief to David Cameron, has pleaded not guilty to phone hacking charges. This legal case continues to attract public attention regarding media ethics.Summary
LONDON: Andy Coulson, David Cameron's former media chief and ex-editor of the News of the World, pleaded not guilty to charges related to phone hacking on Thursday.
He resigned from his job as Prime Minister David Cameron's director of communications in 2011 after allegations he had known of phone hacking by journalists at the tabloid he edited between 2003 and 2007.
Coulson, appearing in the dock for less than five minutes, pleaded not guilty to charges of unlawful interception of voicemail messages and to conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.
Rebekah Brooks, a former top executive in Rupert Murdoch's media empire and Coulson's predecessor at the Sunday tabloid, denied charges related to phone hacking in court on Wednesday. - Reuters
Caption: Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson (L) arrives at Southwark Crown Court in central London
Key Points
- Andy Coulson denies unlawful interception of voicemail messages.
- Coulson resigned in 2011 amid phone hacking allegations.
- Rebekah Brooks also denied similar charges in court.
- Coulson was editor of News of the World from 2003 to 2007.
- The phone hacking scandal has significant implications for UK press ethics.
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