In a significant development in the High Court, Prince Harry's legal team has brought to light allegations against Rupert Murdoch, Washington Post publisher Will Lewis, News U.K. boss Rebekah Jones, and other key figures associated with Murdoch's media empire, in a phone hacking scandal. The case revolves around the 'PI Annex,' a document listing numerous private investigators, mostly alleged to have been unlawfully tasked by Murdoch's newspapers. Further allegations include the publisher of the now-defunct News of the World providing false evidence regarding the disappearance of a chief executive's hard drive amid phone hacking claims, and Murdoch himself being accused of ignoring such allegations. Lawyers representing a group of 45 individuals, including Harry and Hugh Grant, argue that Murdoch's role in the company implies he was aware of the illicit activities long before they were publicly acknowledged. Additionally, it was claimed that the publisher unlawally obtained private information about Prince Harry starting from the age of nine.
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Prince Harry accused of 'scattergun' approach in phone hacking court case https://t.co/H5dqsTCOyi
Publisher 'unlawfully obtained private information on Prince Harry from age nine' https://t.co/i3oiAXexxi
Rupert Murdoch and 'Washington Post' CEO accused of hacking cover-up in court My story for NPR https://t.co/K2b2VfoHdV
Lawyers for a group of 45 individuals suing News Group Newspapers for allegedly obtaining information illegally claim Mr Murdoch's position in the company meant he would have known what was happening long before it became public https://t.co/5KCfQmvZPV
Lawyers repping Harry and Hugh Grant allege Rupert Murdoch, WaPo publisher Will Lewis, and News U.K. boss Rebekah Jones were all personally part of the phone-hacking scandal. https://t.co/chlIMYK4KJ
Rupert Murdoch must have known of phone hacking, High Court hears https://t.co/GzILEWnqEA
Rupert Murdoch “turned a blind eye” to allegations of phone hacking at the publisher of the defunct News Of The World, the High Court has been told https://t.co/AOFIqQzvnB
The publisher of the defunct News of the World “gave false evidence” to police about how the hard drive of its then-chief executive went missing as it faced allegations of phone hacking, the High Court has been told ✍: @CallumJParke https://t.co/XNsOgG2Fua
BREAKING: In a bombshell hearing at the High Court, Prince Harry's lawyer has just referred to a document called the 'PI Annex' which is long list of private investigators - the vast majority allegedly unlawful - who were tasked by Rupert Murdoch's papers. https://t.co/2d1aTsSZ77