By Kevin McCauley
Stuart Kuttner, former managing editor of the now-closed News of the World, was arrested by London police today as part of the investigation of the News Corp.’s hacking scandal.
The 71-year-old Kuttner stepped down in July 2009 after a 22-year stint at the tabloid that is the focus of the hacking probe. He handled finances, according to reports in the British press.
Metro police did not name Kuttner, saying that an individual was arrested “on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications,” according to a statement.
The Guardian, which has been leading the probe of News International’s hacking story, identified the arrested man as Kuttner, who is the 11th person arrested in the probe.
In her testimony in Parliament last month, Rebekah Brooks, ex-editor of News of the World, said she may have discussed payments to outside detectives with Kuttner, but didn’t recall any specific incidents. Payments had to go through the managing editor’s office, she added.
Brooks also said News of the World, like every other Fleet Street paper, used private detectives.
Meanwhile, Jonathan May-Bowles, the comedian, who attempted a shaving pie attack on News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch during last month’s hearings, today eceived a six-week jail sentence.
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