UK phone hacking scandalExplaining why he had previously given inaccurate statements to the committee, James Murdoch said senior News Corp. officials had learned about the extent of phone hacking by their employees as a result of civil lawsuits against News of the World in late 2010. 'No reason' to link Wallis to hacking Stephenson: I had to quit Metro Police Chief leaving as 'a leader' Legal analysis of phone hacking scandal British lawmakers had denied the pair the chance to make an opening statement.
In a statement released to the media by News Corp., Rupert Murdoch said: "James and I would like to say how sorry we are for what has happened -- especially with regard to listening to the voicemail of victims of crime. He says that in his 57 years at the head of his company, "at no time do I remember being as sickened as when I heard what the Dowler family had to endure -- nor do I recall being as angry as when I was told that the News of the World could have compounded their distress." Milly Dowler was a missing girl whose phone was allegedly hacked. She was later found dead. Revelations that journalists working for News of the World had eavesdropped on her phone and deleted some of her messages to make room for more brought the scandal, which had been simmering for years, to a boil.
Asked how much he knew about day-to-day operations, Rupert Murdoch said the disgraced Sunday tabloid News of the World accounted for less than 1% of his News Corp., which employs 53,000 people around the world. Brooks, the former editor of News of the World who went on to become chief executive of its parent company, News International, is also due to appear before the committee Tuesday to answer questions. She resigned July 15 over the scandal and was arrested and questioned by police two days later. Her lawyer, Steven Parkinson, said Monday his client is not guilty of any crime.
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