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04/07/2014
Former NoW Editor Jailed For Phone Hacking
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for conspiring to hack phones.
Coulson, 46, who went on to become director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron, was found guilty at the Old Bailey las week, however the jury failed to reach a verdict on other charges.
Coulson is facing a retrial on two charges for royal phone directories and bribing police officers.
Following the sentence David Cameron said: "It's right that justice should be done and no-one is above the law."
(CVS/CD)
Coulson, 46, who went on to become director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron, was found guilty at the Old Bailey las week, however the jury failed to reach a verdict on other charges.
Coulson is facing a retrial on two charges for royal phone directories and bribing police officers.
Following the sentence David Cameron said: "It's right that justice should be done and no-one is above the law."
(CVS/CD)
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