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Phone-hacking trial: Andy Coulson a 'lightning rod' for political vendettas, court told

on Jul 1, 2014 | 0 comments

By James Doleman

  • Court hears Coulson mitigation after guilty verdict
  • Did not know hacking a criminal offence
  • Mathew D’Ancona says Coulson a “decent man”
  • Former editor facing up to two years in prison

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson today sat alone in the long glass covered dock of court 12 of London’s Old Bailey to hear his counsel, Timothy Langdale QC, begin a speech of mitigation after his client was convicted of conspiring to illegally intercept communications last week.

The QC told the court that he was not “going behind” the jury’s verdict so what he could say to the court was limited. He suggested Read full story ›

Source: The Drum