Operation Weeting
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Operation Weeting was a major Metropolitan Police investigation into widespread phone hacking by journalists at the now-defunct News of the World newspaper.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Weeting canonical | 5 |
| Weeting (Metropolitan Police operation codename) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
criminal investigation
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police investigation ⓘ |
| aim |
to gather evidence for prosecutions
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to identify victims of phone hacking ⓘ to investigate criminal phone hacking by journalists ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ |
| associatedWith | closure of the News of the World ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focus |
illegal interception of communications
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phone hacking ⓘ voicemail interception ⓘ |
| investigatedActivity |
hacking of voicemail accounts of celebrities
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hacking of voicemail accounts of crime victims ⓘ hacking of voicemail accounts of public figures ⓘ |
| investigatedOrganizationType | tabloid newspaper ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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UK criminal law on interception of communications ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| mediaCoverage |
extensive UK press coverage
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international news coverage ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Operation Weeting
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Weeting (Metropolitan Police operation codename)
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| notableFor |
impact on UK press regulation debate
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scale of phone hacking uncovered ⓘ |
| oversight |
Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
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surface form:
Metropolitan Police senior command
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| partOf | News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ |
| publicInquiryContext | Leveson Inquiry ⓘ |
| relatedInvestigation |
Operation Elveden
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Operation Tuleta ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
News International
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Rupert Murdoch ⓘ
surface form:
Rupert Murdoch media empire
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| resultedIn |
criminal charges against some News of the World staff
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identification of hundreds of potential hacking victims ⓘ multiple arrests of journalists ⓘ |
| sector | law enforcement ⓘ |
| startTime | 2011 ⓘ |
| subjectOfInvestigation |
News of the World
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journalists at News of the World ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2010s ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | revelations of widespread phone hacking at News of the World ⓘ |
| usedEvidenceFrom |
phone records
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seized News of the World documents ⓘ voicemail data ⓘ |
| victimType |
entertainers
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ordinary members of the public ⓘ politicians ⓘ royal family members ⓘ |
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Weeting (Metropolitan Police operation codename)