Operation Weeting

Operation Weeting was a British police investigation that commenced on 26 January 2011,[1] under the Specialist Crime Directorate of the Metropolitan Police Service[2] into allegations of phone hacking in the News of the World phone hacking affair.[3][4] The operation was conducted alongside Operation Elveden, an investigation into allegations of inappropriate payments to the police by those involved with phone hacking,[5] and Operation Tuleta, an investigation into alleged computer hacking for the News of the World.[6] All three operations are led by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers, Head of Organised Crime & Criminal Networks within the Specialist Crime Directorate.[7]

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  2. ^ PA (9 February 2011). "New angle in phone hacking probe". The Independent. UK. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  3. ^ Wesley Johnson (6 July 2011). "Ex-phone hacking probe officer to face MPs". The Independent. UK. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  4. ^ "McCann's spokesman talks to police in phone hacking probe". Leicester Mercury. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Man arrested in connection with phone hacking and corruption allegations". Metropolitan Police. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Metropolitan Police starts computer hacking probe". BBC. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Statement regarding Operation Weeting". Metropolitan Police. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.