NEWS – “without comment”
A follow-up to the December 15, 2025, NEWS – “without comment”
UK – Hacking Case – Second “PI” retracts statement
Key whistleblower contradicts part of phone hacking case against Daily Mail Private investigator denies telling Doreen Lawrence he was involved in bugging her…….
Cash for witnesses: Prince Harry legal team’s tactics revealed ahead of Mail privacy trial
‘Blackmail’ allegation and use of journalism to further lucrative legal claims revealed.
The Claimants are seeking damages for invasion of privacy over stories they allege were published as a result of:
— phone tapping (illegally recording private phone calls)
— phone hacking (illegally listening to private voicemail messages)
— blagging (fraudulent misrepresentation to obtain private information such as health and telecoms records)
— and (most seriously) burglary to order.
It is alleged that multiple private investigators were commissioned to carry out these tasks on behalf of 82 named journalists, editors and executives over a period dating back up to 30 years.
The full article can be read at:
Posted by: Ian (D. Withers)
www.WAPI.org
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