Operation Elveden: Four held in police payment probe

[dipsydoodle]

Four people, including a police officer, have been arrested by officers investigating payments to police by journalists.

Scotland Yard said the men, aged 29 to 56, were arrested at addresses in London and Essex earlier.

The 29-year-old, a serving officer in the Metropolitan Police's Territorial Policing Command, was arrested at his work - a central London police station.

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Two men, aged 48 and 56, were arrested at their homes in Essex. A second 48-year-old man was detained at his home in north London.

All three are being questioned on suspicion of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906, aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office and conspiracy in relation to both offences.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16771809

Can't really see all of the trials starting until 2013 now.

[DCKit]

1. As the Republicans say.... "oops!" nt

[dipsydoodle]

2. Issues with some police officers

have been lurking in the background for a while now.

'case you hadn't picked up on it before - trials associated with this subject in general won't start until all are ready to do so at which point there will be a complete news lock down regarding evidence etc to help prevent issues of sub judice , claims of unfair trials and even collapsed trials.

[oldironside]

3. Let's not forget...

... they are innocent until proven to be a bunch of corrupt amoral sleazeballs who would sell their own grandmothers for a couple of grand.

[99th_Monkey]

4. How come we just get to know their AGE & GENDER?

is this the new protocol of transparency in action?

[dipsydoodle]

5. That's what happens here

with all arrests in the first instance.

[dipsydoodle]

6. Sun journalists and police officer arrested in corruption investigation

Four current and former senior Sun journalists and one serving police officer have been arrested as part of Scotland Yard's investigation into police corruption.

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Officers were accompanied by lawyers who arrived at the Sun's offices between 6am and 8am this morning. They are there to ensure "journalist privilege" in relation to sources is not compromised.

It is the first time since the phone-hacking scandal erupted that the Sun has been targeted in such a major way but sources stress the dawn raid has nothing to do with voicemail interception and solely relates to paying police for stories.

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The arrests came after information was passed to the police by News Corporation's internal investigations unit, the Management and Standards Committee. It was set up in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal that erupted last July by Rupert Murdoch and operates independently of News International.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/28/news-international-four-men-arrested