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Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator at the centre of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, has said that he only ever acted on instructions from his employers.
The day after revelations that Sara Payne's phone may have been targeted by Mulcaire, who worked for the News of the World for several years before being jailed for intercepting voicemail messages in early 2007, the statement issued by his solicitors firmly pushed the spotlight back on his former News International employers.
Mulcaire said he was "effectively employed" by the News of the World from 2002 until 2007 "to carry out his role as a private investigator".
"As he accepted when he pleaded guilty in 2007 to charges of phone interception he admits that his role did include phone hacking. As an employee he acted on the instructions of others," said the statement.
"There were also occasions when he understood his instructions were from those who genuinely wished to assist in solving crimes. Any suggestion that he acted in such matters unilaterally is untrue. In the light of the ongoing police investigation, he cannot say any more."
His solicitors added that he "already expressed his sincere regret to those who have been hurt and affected by his activities and he repeats that apology most sincerely".
It is the second statement made by Mulcaire since the most serious News of the World phone-hacking allegations began to emerge in early July. He issued a public apology the day after the Guardian revealed that murdered teenager Milly Dowler's phone had been hacked and voice messages had been deleted.
"I want to apologise to anybody who was hurt or upset by what I have done," he said on 5 July, adding that he had worked at the NoW under "constant demand for results".
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Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator whose phone hacking work for the News of the World landed him in jail and launched a years-long crisis for News Corp., released a statement on Friday about his role in phone hacking.
The statement, issued by Mulcaire's lawyers, emphasizes that he "acted on the instructions of others." It is a crucial line because it contradicts one of the central claims given by top News Corp. and News International officials for years: that Mulcaire and Clive Goodman, the royal reporter also jailed for phone hacking in 2007, were rogue elements within the News of the World who acted alone. Mulcaire also said he was "effectively employed" by the News of the World from 2002 to 2007.
In recent weeks, Mulcaire's activity for the News of the World has come under renewed scrutiny following the explosion of the phone hacking scandal. On Thursday, he was once again in the news, as allegations surfaced that he helped hack into the phone of Sara Payne, the mother of an 8-year-old murdered by a pedophile.
Mulcaire also represents a potential new threat to the Murdoch empire because, after an outcry, News Corp. stopped paying his legal fees last week--something it had been doing even after he went to jail. If Mulcaire is no longer able to pay his lawyers to represent him, he may speak out about what, exactly, he knows about phone hacking.
The statement in full reads:
Glenn Mulcaire has already expressed his sincere regret to those who have been hurt and affected by his activities and he repeats that apology most sincerely.
He was effectively employed by News of the World from 2002 to carry out his role as a private investigator.
As he accepted when he pleaded guilty in 2007 to charges of phone interception he admits that his role did include phone hacking. As an employee he acted on the instructions of others.
There were also occasions when he understood his instructions were from those who genuinely wished to assist in solving crimes. Any suggestion that he acted in such matters unilaterally is untrue. In the light of the ongoing police investigation, he cannot say any more.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/29/glenn-mulcaire-jailed-new_n_913243.html
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2011/07/29/phone-hacking-scandal-sarah-payne-s-mother-hacked-by-news-of-the-world-86908-23304796/
sara payne and rebekah brooks
Phone hacking scandal: Sarah Payne's mother 'hacked by News of the World'
Tragic Sarah Payne's mum may have been phone-hacked on a handset given to her by the News of the World's then editor Rebekah Brooks, it was claimed yesterday.
Scotland Yard investigators have told Sara Payne they have found evidence suggesting she was targeted by the paper's investigator Glenn Mulcaire, who specialised in hacking voicemail.
Police had previously correctly informed Sara - mum of murdered schoolgirl Sarah - that her name was not among those Mulcaire recorded.
But on Tuesday officers are said to have told her they had found her personal details among his notes.
The evidence said to have been discovered is believed to relate to a phone given to her by Brooks as a gift to help her stay in touch with supporters.
Friends of Sara said she was "absolutely devastated and deeply disappointed" at the news.
The newspaper - and particularly Brooks - had championed her Sarah's Law campaign after sex offender Roy Whiting was convicted of her eight-year-old daughter's abduction and murder.
Sara successfully pushed for parents to have the right to know if a convicted child sex offender was living in their area.
She wrote a farewell column for the paper's final edition on July 10, calling their staff "my good and trusted friends".
One of her close colleagues said: "We are all appalled and disgusted. Sara is in bits about it."
Labour MP Tom Watson said: "This is a new low.
"The last edition of the News of the World made great play of the paper's relationship with the Payne family.
"Brooks talked about it at the committee inquiry - now this. I have nothing but contempt for the people that did this."
However, Brooks hit back at the allegations last night.
She said: "They are abhorrent and particularly upsetting as Sara Payne is a dear friend.
"For the benefit of the campaign for Sarah's Law, the News of the World have provided Sara with a mobile telephone for the last 11 years. It was not a personal gift.
"The idea that anyone on the newspaper knew that Sara or the campaign team were targeted by Mr Mulcaire is unthinkable.
"The idea of her being targeted is beyond my comprehension.
"It is imperative for Sara and the other victims of crime that these allegations are investigated and those culpable brought to justice."
Glenn Mulcaire has already expressed his sincere regret to those who have been hurt and affected by his activities and he repeats that apology most sincerely.
There were also occasions when he understood his instructions were from those who genuinely wished to assist in solving crimes. Any suggestion that he acted in such matters unilaterally is untrue. In the light of the ongoing police investigation, he cannot say any more.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/29/glenn-mulcaire-jailed-new_n_913243.html
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2011/07/29/phone-hacking-scandal-sarah-payne-s-mother-hacked-by-news-of-the-world-86908-23304796/
sara payne and rebekah brooks
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