Rebekah Brooks faces 3 charges, husband 2

May 15, 2012 15:05

Rebekah Brooks and her husband, Charlie, are being charged with perverting the course of justice as part of the phone hacking inquiry. She was arrested on 13 March, says this BBC report.

In a statement, they accused the CPS of "posturing" and said: "We deplore this weak and unjust decision." The couple will become the first suspects to be charged in an inquiry lasting 18 months and involving 185 police officers and staff.

Brooks's PA, Cheryl Carter, her chauffeur, Paul Edwards, security staff member Daryl Jorsling and News International security head Mark Hanna are charged with the same offence. Brooks is facing three charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice while her husband faces two.

Also read: Rebekah Brooks: the only woman in Britain youre allowed to be sexist about

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