Police investigate Rupert Murdoch over secretly recorded meeting

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: Guardian

Detectives are investigating Rupert Murdoch over comments made by the media mogul in an internal meeting with journalists from the Sun that was secretly recorded.

The Metropolitan police is seeking to gain access to the recording as part of its Operation Elveden inquiry into corrupt payments to public officials, assistant commissioner Cressida Dick said on Tuesday.

It is understood that one of the offences being investigated by the force is conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.
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The revelation comes as Murdoch was summoned to appear before the culture, media and sport select committee again over what he said in the March meeting recorded by News International journalists.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/jul/09/police-investigate-rupert-murdoch-recorded-meeting

[yesphan]

1. The notion of the police investigating

something gives the impression that something would be done if wrongdoing
is discovered. I think we know by now that nothing will be done regardless of the findings.

[another_liberal]

2. Sad, but true.

There is one law for people like Murdoch, and something very different for the rest of us.

[Blue Bike]

3. Rupert is toast

His days as a man not in jail are numbered.