title article: ‘11 referred to prosecutors by phone-hacking squad. ‘ Wednesday 18 April 2012.
Summary
The article describes the next steps taken in the persecution of alleged offenders in the phone hacking scandal which started last year when it was discovered that various news corporations where hacking phones and voicemails of politicians, royalty and celebrities. In 4 different investigations 11 people are being considered for further prosecution. The four files include: One journalist and a police officer accused of misconduct in a public office and data protection offences; One journalist and six other individuals accused of perverting the course of justice; One journalist relating to witness intimidation; One journalist in relation to a breach of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
Reaction
In my opinion this article shows how invasive the phone hacking scandal has been on Britain. What seemed to start out as a simple hacking scandal to fill the front page of tabloids has become a nationwide scandal that can be seen as a threat to society and justice. The phrases knowledge is power, and powers corrupts, come to mind. With not only journalists but also police officers in the accused box and crimes such as witness tampering and perverting the course of justice in play, this scandal will change the way Britain views privacy and the way investigatory powers work with or around it. These investigations will set the course for new laws and regulations, which were, as the scandal has thought us, long overdue.
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