Mediagazer: Guardian journalist and police officer not charged over ‘phone-hacking leak’ (Dan Roberts/Guardian)

10:30 AM ET, May 29, 2012

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Dan Roberts / Guardian:

Guardian journalist and police officer not charged over ‘phone-hacking leak’ — The Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to prosecute a police officer alleged to have passed information about the phone-hacking scandal to the Guardian during early stages of the inquiry.

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