British Prime Minister David Cameron's former chief communications adviser and former editor of 'News of the World' Andy Coulson was charged with bribery.(Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP)
LONDON -- Officials have charged the British prime minister's
former media aide and the ex-chief of Rupert Murdoch's News
International with bribery offenses.
Britain's Crown Prosecution
Service said Tuesday that Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks were among
four people being charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public
office.
The charges stem from the phone hacking scandal that erupted last year at Murdoch's News of the World tabloid, which both Brooks and Coulson used to edit.
The
tabloid was closed down after it became clear that journalists at the
Sunday paper routinely used bribery and other illegal methods to get
scoops.
Associated Press