Metropolitan police drop action against the Guardian - one small victory!

Metropolitan police drop action against the Guardian - one small victory!

The Metropolitan police has dropped its attempt to order the Guardian to reveal confidential sources for stories relating to the phone-hacking scandal.

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The Met uses Official Secrets Acts to force The Guardian to reveal its sources.

Looks like bringing an Official Secrets Act backfired on Met, as it should have. They should give those journalists a medal, and further investigate Murdoch's empire. Only a naive person could think that neither father, nor son, had no knowledge of on-going huge operation. To just drop any personal charges against them is outrageous.
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And they will have to answer to the committee, dealing with the phone hacking scandals over, this issue.

I hope they are taking to task over this, intrusion into the freedom off the press.

They should never be allowed to use the secrets act to force anyone to give up their sources.

But I find it a farce that the meeting will be held behind closed doors. I will be writing to MP asking the reasons for this.