Rebekah Brooks, former chief
executive of News International and ex-editor of News of the World, has
been charged with obstruction of justice in the U.K. phone-hacking
investigation.
Brooks will be charged with three
counts of "conspiracy to pervert the course of justice." Her husband,
Charlie, will be charged with two. Four others—her personal assistant,
her driver, her personal security guard and the former head of security
of News International—will also face charges, the Crown Prosecution
Service announced.
The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison, the CPS said.
They are the first people charged in the phone-hacking scandal since investigators began their probe last summer. Read More
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