This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/sep/07/journalist-arrested-metropolitan-police-operation-tuleta
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Journalist arrested by Metropolitan police in privacy probe | Journalist arrested by Metropolitan police in privacy probe |
| (7 months later) | |
| A 33-year-old journalist has been arrested by Metropolitan police detectives investigating criminal breaches of privacy. | A 33-year-old journalist has been arrested by Metropolitan police detectives investigating criminal breaches of privacy. |
| The man was arrested on Friday morning by officers from Operation Tuleta on suspicion of offences under the Theft Act 1968, Computer Misuse Act 1990, and on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. | The man was arrested on Friday morning by officers from Operation Tuleta on suspicion of offences under the Theft Act 1968, Computer Misuse Act 1990, and on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. |
| Scotland Yard said the arrest related to a suspected conspiracy involving the gathering of data from stolen mobile phones. The journalist was arrested after attending a south London police station by appointment at 11am on Friday. | Scotland Yard said the arrest related to a suspected conspiracy involving the gathering of data from stolen mobile phones. The journalist was arrested after attending a south London police station by appointment at 11am on Friday. |
| He becomes the fourth journalist held in connection with Scotland Yard's investigation into stolen mobile phones. Three Sun journalists were arrested and released on bail in connection with the probe in July. | He becomes the fourth journalist held in connection with Scotland Yard's investigation into stolen mobile phones. Three Sun journalists were arrested and released on bail in connection with the probe in July. |
| Scotland Yard said in a statement: "The arrest relates to a suspected conspiracy involving the gathering of data from stolen mobile phones and is not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately." | Scotland Yard said in a statement: "The arrest relates to a suspected conspiracy involving the gathering of data from stolen mobile phones and is not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately." |
| Sue Akers, the Metropolitan police deputy assistant commissioner, first revealed in July that the force was investigating the possession of information apparently taken from stolen mobile phones. | Sue Akers, the Metropolitan police deputy assistant commissioner, first revealed in July that the force was investigating the possession of information apparently taken from stolen mobile phones. |
| She told the Leveson inquiry: "As a result of the material that we've had provided to us from the MSC [News Corporation's management and standards committee], it seems that on occasions we've found that material has been downloaded from and is in possession of News International titles which appear to have come from stolen mobile telephones. | She told the Leveson inquiry: "As a result of the material that we've had provided to us from the MSC [News Corporation's management and standards committee], it seems that on occasions we've found that material has been downloaded from and is in possession of News International titles which appear to have come from stolen mobile telephones. |
| "It appears from some of the documentation, and that's dated around late 2010, that one of the mobile phones has been examined with a view to breaking its code, its security code, so that the contents can be downloaded by experts. And obviously a significant and important line of inquiry for us is to identify the experts that have been used." | "It appears from some of the documentation, and that's dated around late 2010, that one of the mobile phones has been examined with a view to breaking its code, its security code, so that the contents can be downloaded by experts. And obviously a significant and important line of inquiry for us is to identify the experts that have been used." |
| Operation Tuleta is the Met investigation into alleged computer hacking and other criminal breaches of privacy not covered by the parallel probe, Operation Weeting, into phone hacking. | Operation Tuleta is the Met investigation into alleged computer hacking and other criminal breaches of privacy not covered by the parallel probe, Operation Weeting, into phone hacking. |
| • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editor@mediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". | • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editor@mediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". |
| • To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook | • To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook |
| guardian.co.uk today is our daily snapshot of the top news stories, sent to your inbox at 8am |