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He wasn't asked, have you ever authorised the hacking of a phone, or other specific questions.the former is not a criminal offence.
Weasel words don't impress many people
He wasn't asked, have you ever authorised the hacking of a phone, or other specific questions.the former is not a criminal offence.
It was a journalists question, the lawyers ones would be more challenging, if it got that far, because of the recent finding that the top brass knew that some hacking had taken place. The Paper didnt seem to put up much of a defence suggesting they didnt want to be in court. It seems to be more about the claimants wanting a finding.
Moron complained he didn’t have his say, presumably the paper didn’t think he would add anythingIf they had turned up they might have had to give evidence under oath, at risk of perjury.
Very frightening prospect for professional crooks and liars.
You cannot be forced as a witness to answer questions that incriminate yourself.If they had turned up they might have had to give evidence under oath, at risk of perjury.
Very frightening prospect for professional crooks and liars.
That would be stupid. Trump and Rudy opted out too.answer questions that incriminate yourself.
You cannot be forced as a witness to answer questions that incriminate yourself.
But sometimes better not to be asked than have to say " no comment"You cannot be forced as a witness to answer questions that incriminate yourself.
The behaviour of the tabloids over the last 20 or 30 years have been one long act of self incrimination.You cannot be forced as a witness to answer questions that incriminate yourself.
"Did you murder that person?"
"I refuse to answer on the grounds that I might incriminate myself"
It would be a strange question to ask a witness and not one that a judge would allow, even if the defence lawyer was asleep and forget to "raise a point of law". Of course if they were the accused, there is no problem with asserting that they did.But sometimes better not to be asked than have to say " no comment"