Hacking Trial Live Tweets – 21 May

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Wednesday 21 May 2014

Summary
Rebekah Brooks Closing Statement continues
Closing Statement continues on Count 1 with the evidence of Eimear Cook
Closing Statement on Count 5
Closing Statement on Counts 6 and 7
Closing Statement on Count 7
Allegation of Corporate Cover Up
Email Deletion Policy
Rebekah Brooks Defence concludes its Closing Statement

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Hacking Trial Live Tweets – 20 May

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Tuesday 20 May 2014

Summary
Rebekah Brooks Closing Statement
Jonathan Laidlaw QC presents the Closing Statement for Rebekah Brooks
Laidlaw’s view of the Prosecution Case
Closing Statement on Count 1
Hacking under Brooks Editorship

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Hacking Trial Live Tweets – 11 Mar

Tuesday 11 March 2014

Summary
Rebekah Brooks faces more Cross Examination on Count 1 – Phone Hacking
Day 12 of Brooks on the Witness Stand
Private Investigators and Sarah’s Law
Milly Dowler Story
Brooks on holiday in Dubai
The Soham Murders
Jamie Bulger Killers
Views on Phone Hacking
Brooks Prepared Statements
Rebekah Brooks Cross Examined on Counts 6 and 7 – Concealing Evidence
Lead up to the Closure of the News of the World

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Hacking Trial Live Tweets – 26 Feb

Wednesday 26 February 2014

Summary
Rebekah Brooks Defence Continues on Count 1 – Phone Hacking
Brooks questioned on News of the World exclusives
Brooks asked about Glen Mulcaire
Soham Murders
David Blunkett story
Eimear Cook and the Lunch Meeting
Rebekah Brooks questioned on Arrests of Goodman and Mulcaire
Brooks reaction to the arrest of Clive Goodman
Brooks Phone Hacked
Coulson Resignation
Brooks meeting with Clive Goodman after Prison release

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Hacking Trial Live Tweets – 5 Feb

Wednesday 5 February 2014

Summary
The Last Day of the Prosecution Case
Court is sitting despite Underground Stirke
Further Prosecution documents are provided to the Jury
Witness – Operation Weeting Detective DC Oskiewicz
Prosecution Counsel questions DC Oskiewicz
Counsel for Andy Coulson cross examines
The Last Items of the Prosecution Case
Prosecution Counsel presents the final agreed facts
Agreed facts on archived and deleted emails
Witness Statement from James Shelley (Ministry of Defence Press Officer)
Further Prosecution evidence on the hacking of Brooks and Coulson
Emails between Rebekah Brooks and Ross Kemp
Letter from Rebekah Brooks to Andy Coulson
Further Admissions
The Prosecution Case Ends

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Hacking Trial Live Tweets – 22 Jan

Wednesday 22 January 2014

Summary
The Prosecution Case Continues
Fire – False Alarm
Witness – DC Alan Pritchard (Operation Weeting and Sasha Detective)
Counsel for Rebekah Brooks continues cross examination of DC Pritchard
Counsel for Charlie Brooks cross examines DC Pritchard
Further Prosecution questions to DC Pritchard
Witness – DI Steve McCabe (Operation Weeting and Sacha Investigation Officer)
Prosecution Counsel questions DI McCabe
Counsel for Rebekah Brooks cross examines DI Steve McCabe
Counsel for Cheryl Carter cross examines DI McCabe
Counsel for Charlie Brooks cross examines DI McCabe
Witness – DS Philip Audrey (Investigated Archived Material at News International)
Prosecution Counsel questions DS Philip Audrey
Counsel for Cheryl Carter cross examines DS Philip Audrey
Witness – Nicholas Mays (Archivist at New International)
Prosecution Counsel questions Nicholas Mays
Counsel for Cheryl Carter cross examines Nicholas Mays
Witness – Deborah Keegan (Former Personal Assistant to Rebekah Brooks)
Prosecution Counsel questions Deborah Keegan
Mr Justice Saunders questions Deborah Keegan
Witness – DS John Massey (Operation Sasha Detective)
Prosecution Counsel questions DS Massey
Counsel for Rebekah Brooks cross examines DS Massey
Counsel for Cheryl Carter cross examines DS Massey
Further Prosecution questions to DS Massey
Witness Statement – Tony Cox (Co-Director of Corunna Solutions – Counter Surveillance)
Prosecution Counsel reads Tony Cox statement
Prosecution Counsel reads Tony Cox second statement

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Hacking Trial Live Tweets – 26 Nov

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Summary
The Prosecution Case Continues
Back at the Old Bailey
Witness – Jo Manoukian
Prosecution Counsel questions Jo Manoukian
Counsel for Rebekah Brooks cross examines Jo Manoukian
Mr Justice Sauders: “Very modest.”
Witness – Rafi Manoukian
Prosecution Counsel questions Rafi Manoukian
Counsel for Rebekah Brooks cross examines Rafi Manoukian
Witness Statement – Margaret Atkinson
Prosecution Counsel Anthony Edis QC
Witness – Dom Loehnis (friend of David Cameron)
Prosecution Counsel questions Dom Loehnis
Counsel for Rebekah Brooks cross examines Dom Loehnis
Further Prosecution question to Dom Loehnis
Witness – Operation Weeting Detective DC Fletcher
Counsel for Rebekah Brooks cross examines DC Fletcher
Witness – Operation Weeting Detective DC Scott
Prosecution Counsel questions DC Scott

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Hacking Trial Live Tweets – 25 Nov

Monday 25 November 2013

Summary
The Prosecution Case Continues
A witness from Los Angeles later this week
Giving evidence – Operation Weeting Detective DC Fletcher
Witness – Fiona Makin (former PA to Stuart Kuttner)
Prosecution Counsel questions Fiona Makin
Counsel for Stuart Kuttner cross examines Fiona Makin
Counsel for Andy Coulson cross examines Fiona Makin
Timeline – Eimear Cook (wife of golfer Colin Montgomery)
Counsel for the Prosecution Andrew Edis QC
Eimear Cook delayed
Evidence on Andy Coulson
More Evidence on Andy Coulson
Clive Goodman recorded conversation with Andy Coulson
Timeline – Eimear Cook (wife of golfer Colin Montgomery)
Prosecution Counsel questions Eimear Cook
Counsel for Rebekah Brooks cross examines Eimear Cook
Further Prosecution question to Eimear Cook

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Hacking Trial Live Tweets – 31 Oct

Thursday 31 October 2013

Summary
The Prosecution Opening Statement continues
War and Peace
Glen Mulcaire’s Contract with News of the World
The Police Investigation
Conspiracy
“We need a hit”
100K Contract
Brooks and Coulson Affair
David Blunkett records conversation with Coulson

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