Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN) faces accusations from former detectives that it obstructed a UK police investigation into phone hacking. The allegations include claims that senior executive Will Lewis could have been arrested for perverting justice due to deleted emails. Detectives Sue Akers and Barney Ratcliffe indicated that NGN's actions impeded the inquiry's progress. NGN maintains its executives acted ethically, while a 2015 Crown Prosecution Service investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing related to the email deletions. The matter surfaced within a broader legal context involving ongoing allegations against the organization.
Two former detectives involved in the investigation into phone hacking by Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers claim that executives actively sought to frustrate the inquiry.
Detectives claimed that senior executive Will Lewis could have been arrested for perverting the course of justice due to the deletion of internal emails.
Former deputy assistant commissioner Sue Akers expressed that had she been aware of certain internal discussions, she would have launched an investigation into Will Lewis.
News Group Newspapers denied the allegations against its executives, asserting they acted with integrity during the investigation.
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