The Sun: Military Correspondent Arrested
A few days after the publication of the new Sunday edition of *The Sun*, the British newspaper's military correspondent was arrested on suspicion of bribery. The 32-year-old is alleged to have paid officials for information.
In an email to staff, the publisher News International confirmed the arrest. She is The Sun's first female military correspondent and had reported from Libya, among other places, last year.
The suspicion against the journalist arose from evidence that the internal investigative committee of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation—the parent company of News International—had passed on to Scotland Yard. Prior to this, a total of ten current and former Sun employees had already been arrested on suspicion of using illegal methods in their reporting. Among them were the deputy editor-in-chief and the head of the foreign news desk. An employee of the Ministry of Defense is also among the suspects. All have been released on bail, and the cases are ongoing.
While the scandal initially centered on Murdoch’s now-defunct newspaper *News of the World*, police are also investigating other media outlets for criminal activity. For years, *News of the World* had been tapping the voicemail messages of murder victims and celebrities, among others. Murdoch subsequently shut down the long-established newspaper in the summer of 2011. Last Sunday, he launched its successor, the Sunday edition of The Sun, for the first time. (SDA/DPA)
