[July 18, 2011] Scotland Yard Chief Quits, Brooks Bailed Over Hacking Tweet Jul 18, 2011 (Radio Free Europe Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- News Scotland Yard Chief Quits, Brooks Bailed Over Hacking Rupert Murdoch's former aide Rebekah Brooks has been bailed, hours after Britain's top police officer resigned over the phone hacking scandal. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson quit on July 17 due to speculation about his links to Murdoch's media empire and Scotland Yard's botched investigation into hacking at the "News Of The World" tabloid. The announcement came just hours after police arrested Brooks -- who resigned on July 15 as head of News International, Murdoch's British newspaper arm -- on suspicion of phone-hacking and bribing police. Meanwhile, shares of News Corporation have dropped almost 6 percent to a two-year low. News Corporation is the parent company of News International, which runs "The Sun," the now closed "News Of The World," "The Times," and "The Sunday Times." compiled from agency reports Copyright (c) 2011. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. www.rferl.org [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]