Rebekah Brooks Arrested

reply to post by infinite


WHY NOT ? seriously - its not a trick question - bur i am unaware of any statue or parlamentary rule that would probitit here being taken to westminister under police escort

reply to post by infinite


Really? Is that so not to prejudice any future investigation?

That is soemthing that bothered me about the Select Comittee acting so quickly (strange, huh? Usually I'd appluad the speed which parliament acted).. Surely they should wait until after the Criminal investigation is finished.

Originally posted by orbitbaby
I just think there is so much more to this story than we are being told.
Murdoch stepped on somebody's toes or this would NEVER be
happening. He's part of the elite. He must have some pretty
damning info on somebody or else why would they take down one
of their own stooges?

They do this all the time. It's more like highlander or the Joker and his goons... you know, there can only be one...

Like survivor... the tv show... Even though they are on the same team, they all want first place..... That's just how it goes... ya know?

Do not step on any toes today, because they might be connected to the ass you may have to kiss tomorrow!

Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by Laurauk

 

As there is a seperate investigation going ahead with regards to the "bribery" allegations, led by officers unconnected with any of this, I think we will see, eventually, those Senior Police being hauled in too. I can cite several recent cases of senior officers being convicted by their own forces for other "questionable" behaviour...

Originally posted by Iamonlyhuman

Originally posted by orbitbaby
I just think there is so much more to this story than we are being told.

This whole situation honestly has me stumped. This is a powerplay for sure, I'm just not sure whose powerplay it is!

It will allow Murdoch to get rid of a failing newspaper, which will benefit his other tabloids in the same market.

simple, really.

reply to post by incrediblelousminds


Failing? NoW wasn't failing, it was the largest circulation Sunday paper in the UK (God knows why) and now the entire News Corp brand is poison.

I think you're barking up the wrong tree there...

Rebekah Brooks was tipped off by the police on Friday that she would be arrested today. That's why she resigned on Friday. The police timed her arrest so that she would not be able to answer questions on Tuesday by the Parliamentary Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee about her dealings with the Metropolitan Police that would have embarrassed them very much. That way, all the REAL dirt about illegal payments to the police, their corrupt relationship with News International, etc is kept under wraps "within the family", you see, carefully sanitized by the police themselves......

Some of the members of this Select Committee are pretty annoyed, I can tell you, now that they cannot legally ask some of the questions they wanted to ask Mrs Brooks. Some are even beginning to wonder whether the timing of her arrest was a strategy by the Metropolitan Police to defuse her coming testimony. Of course it was!

Originally posted by orbitbaby
I just think there is so much more to this story than we are being told.
Murdoch stepped on somebody's toes or this would NEVER be
happening. He's part of the elite. He must have some pretty
damning info on somebody or else why would they take down one
of their own stooges?

I have to ask why people keep saying that Murdoch must have upset someone to get himself into this position. How about the sneaky criminal things he did? I came home once to interrupt a man robbing my home. Imagine if the first thing out his mouth had been "You only caught me because you had it out for me!" Really?

reply to post by micpsi


I agree, the police are just trying to cover their own. But they will also have to answer questions again on Tuesday, now the Metropolitan Commissionaire has resigned over these allegations. It should stop, not stop him either, from being questioned either. So Rebekah Wayde has been arrested good, about time too, she should have gone, when the allegations into the hacking and removing of messages of that killed girls mobile. How she had the gauls to stay in her position. Beggers believe.

ANOTHER thread?

REALLY?!?

reply to post by micpsi

So much for that theory...

the current commissioner has just resigned.

Originally posted by David9176
Wow....there are many people who have been arrested or have resigned.

They are falling like dominoes....I bet in the end though Murdoch will still be standing.

The more that are arrested, the more of a chance someone will spill the beans on the whole thing.

Really got to wonder how deep the rabbit hole goes on this...

edit on 17-7-2011 by David9176 because: (no reason given)

i'm usually not this cynical, but in this case, could people be arrested so they won't testify to parliament?

in the USA, the 5th amendment, a favorite of corporations and politicians?
can't speak, might incriminate myself.

you can't say anything, because there is a case against you.
can they make them talk with amnesty as in the USA?

how does this work in the UK?

therefore silencing all the witnesses.

reply to post by citizen6511


I do not know how it would work in the UK, in they were to testify under oath in a Court of LAW And did not tell the truth, and were found out they can be charged with contempt, or if they refuse to answer questions.

But as far as Parliament is concerned this is uncharted territory, we will find out by Tuesday what happens.

As far as amnesty plays into it, there should not be any for anyone, who has done wrong. If that was a member of the public who done this the book would be flung at them. So there should be no difference for those in the former NOTW or the police or any politicians.

Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by infinite

 

Really? Is that so not to prejudice any future investigation?

That is soemthing that bothered me about the Select Comittee acting so quickly (strange, huh? Usually I'd appluad the speed which parliament acted).. Surely they should wait until after the Criminal investigation is finished.

I think you'll find a large collection of skeletons in Cameron's cupboard (they started to fall out today!). The select committee is a quick distraction (and judicial inquiry 2 year delaying tactic) whereas criminal proceedings vigorously pursued with the backing of the home secretary is what should really be happening. We all know the Tories and Murdoch are natural bedfellows......Murdoch only sides with Labour, very occasionally, to give the Tories a kick up the rear end DUH!

Related.

www.bbc.co.uk...

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has resigned following the phone hacking scandal.

Interesting turn of events.

Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by incrediblelousminds

 

Failing? NoW wasn't failing, it was the largest circulation Sunday paper in the UK (God knows why) and now the entire News Corp brand is poison.

I think you're barking up the wrong tree there...

Perhaps... you're probably right, since it looks like his bid to buy the sun didnt go through?

The News of the World is sacrificed – how long before we have The Sun on Sunday?

blogs.telegraph.co.uk...

reply to post by incrediblelousminds


What bid to buy the Sun. Murdoch has owned the Sun for ages. In fact the Sun is the sister paper to the NotW. The NotW IS/WAS the Sun on Sunday.

reply to post by citizen6511

you can't say anything, because there is a case against you. can they make them talk with amnesty as in the USA?

You have a point, but would they say anything to implicate themselves either way? Doubt it really. Arrested or not, when you are guilty of something and don't want anyone to know, you'll say no comment or say you can't answer.

If they haven't been arrested and have done something wrong, you try to not get arrested.

You do make a good point...just my take.

This makes 10 arrests so far correct?

Crazy...all the dominoes surrounding murdoch are dropping like flies.

Originally posted by keepon
reply to post by incrediblelousminds

 

What bid to buy the Sun. Murdoch has owned the Sun for ages. In fact the Sun is the sister paper to the NotW. The NotW IS/WAS the Sun on Sunday.

Yes, I mis-spoke. I meant to reference the speculation that he was looking to allow the sun to begin publishing on Sunday, essentially replacing NoW. I figured the actual headline and text of my link woud make that clear, but I suppose one cant be too careful.