Rebekah Brooks Arrested for Murdoch Newspaper Phone-Hacking Scandal
Rebekah Brooks has been arrested for the second time for her contribution to the News Corp scandal that has shaken up the British government.
News Corp owned by Rupert Murdoch, is the second largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. The company has faced controversy since it shutdown one of its London based newspapers, News of the World. The company closed after allegations that charged that the paper had been involved in a large phone hacking scandal.
In the most recent development of the case, six individuals have been arrested.
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"The coordinated arrests were made between approximately 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. this morning by officers from Operation Weeting, the MPS inquiry into the phone-hacking of voicemail boxes," a spokesman from the Metropolitan Police said after consulting the Crown Prosecution Service.
"All six- five men and one woman- were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, contrary to the Criminal Law Act 1977." Brooks, the only woman believed to be arrested, was also arrested in July under separate charges for attempting to intercept calls and under the suspicion of corruption.
Before it was shutdown, News of the World was considered one of London's most successful tabloids. Brooks was responsible for overseeing the closure of the paper, and then stepped down from her role as the company's chief executive.
According to MSNBC, the new paper scandal has shed negative light on the government. "The stream of allegations and arrests have shaken News Corp and damaged police and politicians from all major political parties, revealing the extremely close ties between the media and elements of the political and police establishment," the site reported.
News Corp also has share holdings in many well known companies that include Harper Collins Publishing, The New York Post, and the Wall Street Journal in the United States and The Sun in the U.K.
