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CPS to charge Rebekah Brooks with perverting the course of justice

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Published on: 15 May 2012
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The CPS announced this morning that six suspects are to be charged with perverting the course of justice in connection with the police investigation into allegations of phone hacking and corruption of public officials in relation to the News of the World and The Sun newspapers .

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