Rebekah Brooks, former News International chief executive, arrives at the Central Criminal Court in London, Monday, June 9, 2014 where they appear to face charges related to phone hacking.
London:
A jury retired on Wednesday to consider whether two ex-Rupert Murdoch editors, one the media mogul's protege and the other a former close aide to the British prime minister, were guilty over phone-hacking offences and illegal payments to officials.
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, who later became Prime Minister David Cameron's media chief, are accused of overseeing criminal behaviour by journalists while they edited Murdoch's News of the World Sunday tabloid.
Brooks, who went on to run the British newspaper arm of News Corp. is also accused of authorising thousands of pounds in illegal payments to a Ministry of Defence official while editing its sister daily the Sun, and of trying to hinder the police investigation.
They are on trial with five others including Brooks' husband Charlie at London's Old Bailey central criminal court. They all deny the charges.
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, who later became Prime Minister David Cameron's media chief, are accused of overseeing criminal behaviour by journalists while they edited Murdoch's News of the World Sunday tabloid.
Brooks, who went on to run the British newspaper arm of News Corp. is also accused of authorising thousands of pounds in illegal payments to a Ministry of Defence official while editing its sister daily the Sun, and of trying to hinder the police investigation.
They are on trial with five others including Brooks' husband Charlie at London's Old Bailey central criminal court. They all deny the charges.
© Thomson Reuters 2014
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