New arrest in phone-hacking scandal
THE former managing editor of the News of the World was arrested yesterday on suspicion of phone hacking and inappropriate payments to police, according to reports.
A 71-year-old, thought to be Stuart Kuttner, was released on bail last night after being questioned at a north London police station.
Mr Kuttner resigned as the newspaper's managing editor in July 2009. He then said his decison was unrelated to the subsequent disclosure that the News of the World had paid out more than 1 million to settle cases which threatened to reveal evidence of alleged phone hacking.
At the time, he was described by then-editor Colin Myler as a man whose "DNA is absolutely integrated into the newspaper which he has represented across the media with vigour". He was an "outstanding managing editor" and "a major driving force behind Sarah's Law", Mr Myler said.
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