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British police arrest journalist, 2 others in eavesdropping complaint
from prince's office
(AP)
9 August 2006
LONDON - British police have arrested three men - including a tabloid
newspaper editor - in an investigation that began with complaints
from Prince Charles' office about possible telephone eavesdropping,
police and the paper said.
Police said they did not believe the phones of any members of the
royal family had been targeted. But other public figures may have had
their calls intercepted, raising potential security issues, the
police said. They refused to specify who.
Police did not identify those who were arrested on Tuesday, but the
News of the World tabloid - known for its aggressive reporting - said
Clive Goodman, its royal editor, was among them.
Hayley Barlow, a spokeswoman for the Sunday newspaper, declined to
comment further.
The investigation was prompted by complaints from Charles' Clarence
House office to the police's royalty protection department.
"It is focused on alleged repeated security breaches within telephone
networks over a significant period of time and the potential impact
this may have on protective security around a number of individuals,"
London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
Charles' office declined to comment on the arrests.
Police said they had arrested two men, a 48-year-old and a
35-year-old, at 6 a.m. (0500 GMT) and apprehended another, age 50, at
9:30 a.m. (0830 GMT). All were arrested at their homes in London,
under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
Police said they had searched two of the residences, along with
business addresses in the Wapping, Sutton and Chelsea neighborhoods.
Anti-terrorism officers are leading the investigation and police are
working with phone companies in an effort to identify all those whose
conversations were intercepted, they said.
Charles was the victim of an embarrassing eavesdropping effort in
1989, when he and his now-wife Camilla were recorded having a
sexually explicit phone conversation while he was still married to
Princess Diana.
The Sun tabloid later published the transcripts, and also ran
excerpts of a conversation between Diana and a man who affectionately
called her "Squidgy."
The royals have also been at the center of a series of security
lapses in recent years, one of which also involved a tabloid newspaper.
Daily Mirror reporter Ryan Parry got hired at Buckingham Palace as a
royal footman in 2003, just before US President George W. Bush stayed
at the palace.
In 2004, protesters dressed as Batman and Robin climbed onto a palace
balcony.
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</a>British police arrest journalist, 2 others in eavesdropping complaint
from prince�s office<br>
(AP)<br><br>
9 August 2006 <br><br>
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LONDON - British police have arrested three men - including a tabloid
newspaper editor - in an investigation that began with complaints from
Prince Charles� office about possible telephone eavesdropping, police and
the paper said.<br><br>
<br>
Police said they did not believe the phones of any members of the royal
family had been targeted. But other public figures may have had their
calls intercepted, raising potential security issues, the police said.
They refused to specify who.<br><br>
Police did not identify those who were arrested on Tuesday, but the News
of the World tabloid - known for its aggressive reporting - said Clive
Goodman, its royal editor, was among them.<br><br>
Hayley Barlow, a spokeswoman for the Sunday newspaper, declined to
comment further.<br><br>
The investigation was prompted by complaints from Charles� Clarence House
office to the police�s royalty protection department.<br><br>
�It is focused on alleged repeated security breaches within telephone
networks over a significant period of time and the potential impact this
may have on protective security around a number of individuals,� London�s
Metropolitan Police said in a statement.<br><br>
Charles� office declined to comment on the arrests.<br><br>
Police said they had arrested two men, a 48-year-old and a 35-year-old,
at 6 a.m. (0500 GMT) and apprehended another, age 50, at 9:30 a.m. (0830
GMT). All were arrested at their homes in London, under the Regulation of
Investigatory Powers Act.<br><br>
Police said they had searched two of the residences, along with business
addresses in the Wapping, Sutton and Chelsea neighborhoods.<br><br>
Anti-terrorism officers are leading the investigation and police are
working with phone companies in an effort to identify all those whose
conversations were intercepted, they said.<br><br>
Charles was the victim of an embarrassing eavesdropping effort in 1989,
when he and his now-wife Camilla were recorded having a sexually explicit
phone conversation while he was still married to Princess Diana.<br><br>
The Sun tabloid later published the transcripts, and also ran excerpts of
a conversation between Diana and a man who affectionately called her
�Squidgy.�<br><br>
The royals have also been at the center of a series of security lapses in
recent years, one of which also involved a tabloid newspaper.<br><br>
Daily Mirror reporter Ryan Parry got hired at Buckingham Palace as a
royal footman in 2003, just before US President George W. Bush stayed at
the palace.<br><br>
In 2004, protesters dressed as Batman and Robin climbed onto a palace
balcony. <br><br>
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Granite Island Group<br>
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Gloucester, MA 01930-8008<br>
Phone: (978) 546-3803<br>
Fax: (978) 546-9467<br>
Web: <a href="
http://www.tscm.com/">
http://www.tscm.com/</a><br>
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