Phone hacking scandal claims second police casualty

Phone hacking scandal claims second police casualty

A second top British policeman has resigned over the phone hacking scandal. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner John Yates, the UK's top counter-terrorism officer, had been criticised for failing to investigate the allegations properly despite new evidence. On Sunday Britain's top police chief Sir Paul Stephenson stood down over the Met's links with News International, and in particular its hiring as an adviser of a former deputy editor of the now defunct tabloid the News of the World. ... http://www.euronews.net/