More News of the World background: Miskiw, Mahmood and the MET

Another piece on News of the World -cross posted from Bellingcat and introduced by Eliot Higgins

Over the past two years my “regular contributor” has written on all things Leveson, phone hacking, and police corruption, with much of their work gathered on the Brown Moses Blog – Hackgate Files.  Now they’ve come to Bellingcat to continue their work, beginning with a look at Mazher Mahmood (aka the Fake Sheikh) and the Metropolitan Police.

Miskiw, Mahmood and the MET

In January 2004, a journalist from the News of the World (NOTW) was interviewed by MET police on suspected criminality resulting from Operation Motorman. It was GREG MISKIW.

Yet just a few weeks later, MET police were enthusiastically commiting to a £1million+ collaboration with the NOTW on a newspaper ‘sting’. This time the journalist was MISKIW’S investigations desk close colleague – MAZHER MAHMOOD.

Hacking Trial Live Tweets – 27 Nov

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Summary
	The Prosecution Case Continues
		Peter Jukes Bunks Off Early
	Prosecution Evidence on Stuart Kuttner
		Giving evidence – Operation Weeting Detective
		90 million Email Messages Recovered from NI
		10 million NI Email Messages Deleted in 2010

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Hacking Trial Tweets – Week 2

Monday 4 November 2013

Summary

 A Message from Peter Jukes

Prosecution Opening Statement continues

Coverup Charges

Planning the Sun on Sunday

NI Email Deletion Policy

Prosecution: Removal of Boxes

Count 7 – Removal of Evidence

Where Eagles Dare
Opening Defence Statement – Counsel for Andy Coulson

Prosecution Case Begins

Agreed Facts on Defendants

Timeline – Milly Dowler

Giving evidence – Operation Weeting Detective Sergeant Gregory Smith

Peter Jukes Timeline Hacking Trial 2013-11-04

Tuesday 5 November 2013

Summary

Peter wasn’t it court this day, but here are the tweets and links that explain why, what happened next and why he was in court the next day. 

Peter Jukes Timeline Hacking Trial 2013-11-05

Wednesday 5 November 2013

Summary

Peter Jukes is Back in Court

Timeline – Milly Dowler continues

Giving evidence – Robert Kellaway former NOTW reporter

Cross Examination – Counsel for Andy Counsel questions Robert Kellaway

Written Statements from Surrey Police Officers

Written Statement from Vanessa Altin – former NOTW journalist

Written Statement from Chris Bucktin – former NOTW journalist

Written Statement from Ann Hancox – Monday Recruitment Services Ltd

Written Statement from Mark Hancox

Lunch Break

Written Statement from Operation Ruby Detective DC Alice Barr

Counsel for Andy Coulson questions Greg Smith

More Agreed Facts

Timeline – Sven Goran Eriksson, Farah Alam

Giving evidence – Operation Weeting Detective DC Corinne Young

Peter Jukes Timeline Hacking Trial 2013-11-06 

Thursday 7 November 2013

Summary

Statement from the Judge

Timeline – Sven Goran Eriksson, Farah Alam continues

Timeline – Andy Gilchrist

Giving evidence – Operation Weeting Detective DC Oskeiwicz

Giving evidence – Guy Patrick  (former Sun journalist)

Written Statement from Candy Kandolum

Written Statement from John McGee

Written Statement from Kenneth Cameron

Timeline – Milly Dowler Cross Examination

Counsel for Brooks questions DS Greg Smith

Timeline – David Blunkett

Giving evidence – Operation Weeting Detective DC Hargreaves

Meeting between Coulson and Blunkett

Peter Jukes Timeline Hacking Trial 2013-11-07

Important to add: all defendants deny all charges: the trial continues

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