CONDEM Grieve may yet come to grief over this premature bid to undermine Sue Akers - 1


I simply observe at this stage as based on the very limited information so far published about the Dominic Grieves amateurish bid to undermine Sue Akers, that he may come to career-changing [here mar in g career-ENDING] grief over this intervention and abuse of his “powers” as the AG.


For a start - and here I refer also to what a recent Home Secretary, Jacquie Smith herself stated on Sky news last night - Sue Akers DID NOT make any reference to any accused in any court proceedings that is in place or ongoing or instituted or even threatened or scheduled or announced or booked or named.


So what is Grieve aggrieved about?


I suspect that like Cameron in other parts of the Murdoch Empire [eg Andy Coulson, Rebekah Wade and Rebekah W’s horse, to name only three out fo a list that has dozens], some secret elements may be embarking on abusing Dominic Grieve and his position for their own purposes


For the real issue is: The Leveson inquiry itself. If there has been contempt of court of committed then it must be the :Leveson Inquiry itself should be probed, not Sue Akers.


Or is THAT what Grieve is actually doing, by casting doubt on the credibility of Sue Akers and the testimony she calmly delivered t such a devastating effect that hurt Murdoch's the PR so badly?

[To be continued]


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Police chief faces contempt probe over Leveson evidence as complaint is referred to the Attorney General

  • Complaint made over evidence that Sue Akers gave to the inquiry
  • Claims of alleged bribery 'could prevent suspects from receiving a fair trial if charges are brought'

By REBECCA CAMBER

Last updated at 3:20 AM on 7th March 2012


Evidence: Sue Akers, Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner

Evidence: Sue Akers, Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner

The Scotland Yard officer leading the phone hacking inquiry has been referred to the Attorney General over her submission to the Leveson Inquiry.

Dominic Grieve is to consider a complaint that evidence from Sue Akers about alleged bribery and corruption could prevent any suspects from receiving a fair trial if any charges are brought.

The Deputy Assistant Commissioner directly accused the Sun newspaper of orchestrating a ‘culture of illegal payments’ to police and public servants.

Miss Akers, who is leading the Met’s probe into phone hacking and a separate investigation into alleged illegal payments between journalists and police and public officials, gave evidence to Lord Justice Leveson last month.

She said her officers were investigating a ‘network of corrupt officials’, some of whom allegedly received retainers from the publication.

One journalist withdrew more than £150,000 in cash to pay sources over the past few years, and one public official alone received £80,000, she said.

‘The cases we are investigating are not ones involving the odd drink, or meal, to police officers or other public officials,’ she added.

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‘These are cases in which arrests have been made involving the delivery of regular, frequent and sometimes significant sums of money to small numbers of public officials by journalists.

‘There appears to have been a culture at the Sun of illegal payments, and systems have been created to facilitate such payments while hiding the identity of the officials receiving the money.’

Attorney General Dominic Grieve is considering a complaint made about Miss Akers' evidence

Attorney General Dominic Grieve is considering a complaint made about Miss Akers' evidence

Those suspected of receiving payments included not only police officers, but also those working in the military, health, government and prison service, she said.

‘It reveals a network of corrupted officials,’ she said. ‘When I say “network”, I don’t necessarily mean, and I don’t mean, that the officials are in contact with each other; more that the journalists had a network upon which to call at various strategic places across public life.’

Last night it emerged that a complaint had been made to the Attorney General’s Office about her evidence, which is understood to relate to a potential breach of strict contempt of court rules.

Eleven reporters and senior executives from the Sun have been arrested by police officers from Operation Elveden, which is investigating the alleged corrupt payments. None has been charged.

It is not known if the complaint to the Attorney General was made by the newspaper or its parent company News International. A spokesman for News International said: ‘We are not prepared to comment.’

A spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office said: ‘Evidence given during the Leveson Inquiry has been drawn to the attention of the Attorney General’s Office.

‘The Attorney General will consider the concerns raised in due course.’

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