how does Leveson Media Inquiry get those emails?

stabeek

Hi

I don't know if many people here are following the Leveson inquiry, but what I haven't been able to work out is how all those sensitive emails got into the hands of Leveson to start with.

I'm surprised the hard copies all haven't been shredded. I'm assuming they did not get hold of the electronic copies.

I looke dup the FAQ on the Leveson website, but that isn't asked.

Anybody any clue on this?

Cheers!

brian_t

stabeek wrote: »

Hi
I'm assuming they did not get hold of the electronic copies.

5 "document" or "documents" means anything in which information of any description is recorded, whether in paper or electronic form, and includes, but is not limited to, reports, reviews, board/committee minutes, governing/constitutional documents, legislation, letters/emails (internal and external), information from websites, guides/codes of conduct, policy documents and articles, and audio tapes of interviews.


10 section 35 of the Act makes it an offence to, amongst other things, distort, destroy, intentionally suppress, conceal or alter a „relevant document‟ during the course of an Inquiry. A document is a "relevant document" if it is possible that the Inquiry would, if aware of its existence, wish to be provided with it.

http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Protocol-relating-to-receipt-and-handling-of-documents-including-redaction-final.pdf

brian_t

stabeek wrote: »

Hi

I don't know if many people here are following the Leveson inquiry, but what I haven't been able to work out is how all those sensitive emails got into the hands of Leveson to start with.

Jealous work-mates.
People passed over for promotion.
There must be plenty of folk with grudges who would welcome the opportunity to get one over the Murdochs.
The papers are calling the release of the Hunt emails as the Murdochs revenge on the Conservative government.

RadioRetro

The NewsCorp Management and Standards Committee forwarded them to Leveson.