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| Operation Elveden: DCI April Casburn pleads not guilty | Operation Elveden: DCI April Casburn pleads not guilty |
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| One of Scotland Yard's most senior counter-terrorism officers has pleaded not guilty to charges of misconduct in public office, after allegedly offering to provide the News of the World with information about a police inquiry into phone hacking at the paper. | One of Scotland Yard's most senior counter-terrorism officers has pleaded not guilty to charges of misconduct in public office, after allegedly offering to provide the News of the World with information about a police inquiry into phone hacking at the paper. |
| Detective chief inspector April Casburn, who works in specialist operations at the Metropolitan police, is accused of contacting the now defunct tabloid newspaper on 11 September, 2010. | Detective chief inspector April Casburn, who works in specialist operations at the Metropolitan police, is accused of contacting the now defunct tabloid newspaper on 11 September, 2010. |
| It is alleged that Casburn "wilfully misconducted herself to such a degree as to amount to an abuse of the public's trust in that office". | It is alleged that Casburn "wilfully misconducted herself to such a degree as to amount to an abuse of the public's trust in that office". |
| Casburn, 53, of Chelmsford, appeared at a plea hearing before Mr Justice Fulford at the Old Bailey on Friday morning and spoke only to confirm her name and to plead not guilty to the charges read out in court. She has been released on unconditional bail. | Casburn, 53, of Chelmsford, appeared at a plea hearing before Mr Justice Fulford at the Old Bailey on Friday morning and spoke only to confirm her name and to plead not guilty to the charges read out in court. She has been released on unconditional bail. |
| She is the former head of the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit, which supports some of the most sensitive police inquiries. | She is the former head of the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit, which supports some of the most sensitive police inquiries. |
| It is alleged that Casburn contacted the News of the World and offered the paper information about a Scotland Yard inquiry, Operation Varec, into whether the investigation into phone hacking should be reopened. | It is alleged that Casburn contacted the News of the World and offered the paper information about a Scotland Yard inquiry, Operation Varec, into whether the investigation into phone hacking should be reopened. |
| "The particulars are that on 11 September 2010, April Casburn, being a police constable, and acting as such, without reasonable excuse or justification, wilfully misconducted herself to such a degree as to amount to an abuse of the public's trust in that office. This charge relates to an allegation that DCI Casburn contacted the News of the World newspaper and offered to provide information," the court heard. | "The particulars are that on 11 September 2010, April Casburn, being a police constable, and acting as such, without reasonable excuse or justification, wilfully misconducted herself to such a degree as to amount to an abuse of the public's trust in that office. This charge relates to an allegation that DCI Casburn contacted the News of the World newspaper and offered to provide information," the court heard. |
| Casburn was charged after the Crown Prosecution Service examined a file sent to them by officers on Operation Elveden investigating alleged inappropriate payments by journalists to police and other public servants. | Casburn was charged after the Crown Prosecution Service examined a file sent to them by officers on Operation Elveden investigating alleged inappropriate payments by journalists to police and other public servants. |
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