British Phone-Hacking Investigation, John Mullin Testimony

John Mullin testified at a hearing on the phone-hacking scandal surrounding the British newspaper News of the World. Questions were focused on his paper’s decision to print an article about Andy Coulson. Mr. Coulson was the former communciations director to Prime Minister David Cameron.

Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Lord Justice Leveson on July 13, 2011, to investigate the role of the press and police in the phone-hacking scandal surrounding the defunct British newspaper News of the World. The hearings were divided into four modules, or phases: 1) the relationship between the press and the public, and phone-hacking and other potentially illegal acts 2) relationships between the press and police 3) the relationship between press and politicians 4) recommendations for improved policy and regulation. close