Rupert Murdoch

Australian-American business magnate

Rupert Murdoch

Australian-American business magnate

Met Police Vows to Discipline Officers Who Accepted Payments from News International Amid Phone Hacking Scandal

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  • Wednesday, 06 July 2011

Metropolitan Police chief Sir Paul Stephenson has vowed to discipline any officer found to have received "inappropriate" payments from News International. The company's documents, which allegedly show officers were paid tens of thousands of pounds, are being investigated. The allegations of phone hacking and payments to police by News of the World are considered "deplorable" and "unacceptable" by owner Rupert Murdoch.

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