Call for investigation into police links with newspaper
Tuesday 26th July 2011, 2:57PM BST.
The former Sunday tablod News of the World
THREE States Members have called for an official investigation into whether States police officers were paid by journalists for information during the Haut de la Garenne inquiry.
Senator Ben Shenton, Deputy Sean Power and Senator Jim Perchard have written a joint letter to the Attorney General and the police chief calling for action in the wake of revelations and allegations about the News of the World.
It has been alleged that reporters from the Sunday tabloid not only routinely hacked the mobile answer phone messages of celebrities, politicians and the victims of crime and terrorism, but also paid corrupt police officers for information.
The three Island politicians say that they have been concerned since 2008 about the way the investigation was handled and have raised the matter in the States on several occasions.
Full story in today’s JEP
Read the full story in the Jersey Evening Post. Click here for subscription details. Individual editions are also available online.
Travel
To, from and around the Island
Airport Arrivals/Departures
Harbours Arrivals/Departures
Bus Information/Timetables
JOIN US ON...
Facebook and Twitter
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Got a story? Get in touch
KIT 4 CLUBS
Win a share of £10,000
2012 is the year of the London Olympics and to celebrate this great event the Jersey Evening Post, in association with sponsors Ogier is giving all sporting clubs a chance to win a share of £10,000.
This is Jersey
Jersey Evening Post
Useful links
Two Senators desperate for re-election and a Deputy who passed on private information.
Rolls eyes up.
Report abuse
In my opinion the Police are overpaid and largely incompetent – however, in all my dealings with them I have never found them to be corrupt.
It also seems unlikely to me that even if a Police Office were paid for information that it would have been done in such a way that it would be revealed by an investigation, this is a waste of taxpayer’s money, the newspaper has closed, let’s all get on with our lives.
Report abuse
@2. Delta
So if a person were to kill someone on a road that is eventually closed, will the police no longer charge that person?
The “Jersey Way” does make me smile at times. Move along, nothing happened here, happened in the past …
Report abuse