Rebekah Brooks Arrested By Operation Weeting & Operation Elveden Police - NOTW Phone Hacking *NEW*

Rebekah Brooks Arrested By Operation Weeting & Operation Elveden Police.

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Ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has been arrested by police investigating phone hacking and bribery at the News of the World.

The 43-year-old was arrested by appointment at a London police station and remains in custody.

She was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications and on suspicion of corruption allegations.

She quit News International on Friday as pressure mounted over her role.

Mrs Brooks was editor of the paper between 2000 and 2003, during which time the phone belonging to murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler was tampered with.

Sources claim News International was not aware that Mrs Brooks would be arrested when her resignation was being discussed at the company on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. She eventually resigned on Friday.

A spokesman for Mrs Brooks says the Met police notified her on Friday, after her resignation had been agreed, that she would be arrested.

It is the tenth arrest made by Operation Weeting police who are conducting the current investigation into phone hacking.

Officers from Operation Elveden were also involved with the arrest. They are investigating allegations of inappropriate payments to police, an inquiry which is being supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Mrs Brooks is due to appear in front of the Commons media select committee on Tuesday to answer MPs questions on the hacking scandal.

Mrs Brooks' spokesman said her arrest would make her appearance at the committee "pretty tricky".

Her former boss News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch and his son James Murdoch, chairman of News International, are also due to appear.

Thanks to the BBC.

Sunday 17th July 2011

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[fleetwoodmac1982]

Will this arrest (based on allegation that is not proven yet) enable to open the door for the FBI to prosecute the News Corp. in the US?

[NOTWPhoneHacking]

@fleetwoodmac1982 The FBI already are investigating News Corp. This is going to explode in the States over the coming days and weeks.

[XxMyOneTrueLovexX]

She is my priority.

[UberTubeGoon]

Time for the red top bimbo to go down.

[boondoggle6]

this woman was at the helm when the phones were being hacked left, right and centre, every decision she makes is designed to get herself off the hook and let her staff, friends and family carry the can for her.

[ashleelmb]

I tell you what though, I have a soft spot for ginger birds. I would love to shag her before she goes to jail. lol

[ashleelmb]

@dronespace: Well, when you pay someone from an organisation, they have your best interests at heart dont they? She paid the police for information so obviously theyre not guna be so keen to go arresting her.

[mufflejoy]

How clever - so now she wont spill the beans on the police to save her skin at the hearings coming week.

[kevinmc70]

You Might very well think so... I cannot possibly comment!

[kevinmc70]

Well well... Seems like Sir Francis Urquhart had to push Mattie Storin down the balcony Yet Again! Bye bye Dear Mattie! Your expiry date has come!

[FILMGUYME]

Hurray!