er... reports that Niell Wallace (just arrested NoTW frm exec) was.... a police consultant last year

salin

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:29 AM
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er... reports that Niell Wallace (just arrested NoTW frm exec) was.... a police consultant last year

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/jul/14/phone-hacking-scandal-live-coverage#block-63

He was in charge of NoTW during much of the earlier hacking scandals and investigations.

If true - just another insidious tendril of this mucky murdoch mess.

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DevonRex

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:34 AM
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1. And James Murdoch has joint UK/US citizenship.

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salin

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:41 AM
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3. and Cameron is going to be compelled to compel James to address the Commons.

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glinda

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:39 AM
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2. This is far more insidious and damaging than anything Assange could have done.

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salin

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:41 AM
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4. agreed

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salin

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:43 AM
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5. UpDate:

Edited on Thu Jul-14-11 10:44 AM by salin

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/jul/14/phone-hacking-scandal-live-coverage#block-65

Scotland Yard have admitted they employed Neil Wallis, the former executive at the News of the World who was arrested today in the phone hacking inquiry, as an adviser to the commissioner until September of last year, Vikram Dodd, our crime correspondent, reports.

Wallis was employed to advise Sir Paul Stephenson and John Yates on a part-time basis from October 2009 to September 2010. During this time Scotland Yard said there was no need to reopen the phone hacking investigation, a decision made by Yates, despite allegations in the Guardian that the first police investigation into the scandal had been inadequate.

Wallis joined the News of the World from in 2003 as deputy to then editor Andy Coulson. In mid-2007 he became executive editor and left the News International title in 2009. ... more at link

salin's comment:
There was pressure this morning on Yates to resign. I am betting this will renew that pressure in a big way.

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