Piers Morgan Questioned In Connection with “Mirror” Hacking Investigation
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Photo by Spiros Politis/Photoshot/Getty Images(LONDON) — Piers Morgan was questioned by police in London on Tuesday regarding a hacking investigation involving his time at = The Mirror.
Morgan tweeted Tuesday that the interview was his second regarding the investigation. Morgan, a former editor at the newspaper, has repeatedly denied being involved in any hacking.
At 1.30pm today, I left a 2nd police interview re Mirror hacking investigation. At 4.30pm, the @guardian phoned me about it.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 21, 2015
No, I wasn’t arrested. Sorry to disappoint everyone. Here’s the @guardian story including my full statement: http://t.co/VgKCnNQAdv
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 21, 2015
London’s Metropolitan Police Service said only that “a 50-year-old man was interviewed under caution…in connection with suspected conspiracy to intercept telephone voicemails.”
In a statement, Morgan acknowledged the previous interview — which he says took place in December 2013 — and said that this second interview had been requested by police “some time ago.”
“As this is an ongoing investigation, I am unable to comment further until its conclusion,” Morgan said.
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