What could be the consequences for Piers Morgan over Prince Harry phone-hacking?
A London High Court has awarded substantial damages to Britain’s Prince Harry after ruling that he had been the victim of phone-hacking by journalists.
London’s High Court has ruled that Britain’s Prince Harry had been the victim of phone-hacking and other illegal acts by journalists and awarded him 140,600 pounds (around $180,700) in damages.
The court found that the journalists acted with the full knowledge of the editors at Mirror Group Newspapers, which publishes the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, and Sunday People.
Judge Timothy Fancourt concluded that illegal practices including widespread hacking took place at the newspapers from 1996 to 2011.
High-profile and controversial British broadcaster Piers Morgan is implicated in the lawsuit, as he is a former editor of the Daily Mirror tabloid. Morgan has long been a critic of Harry and his wife, actress Meghan Markle. He has consistently stated that he was not involved in any illegal gathering of information.
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What could be the consequences for Piers Morgan over Prince Harry phone-hacking?
Prince Harry has urged the police and other authorities to investigate those who were found to have engaged in illegal activities and consider potentially filing criminal charges against them.
His lawyer, David Sherborne, issued the Duke of Sussex’s statement outside the court after the ruling, saying that Morgan and other leaders of the newspaper group should be held accountable for their actions.
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“The court has found that Mirror Group’s principal board directors, their legal department, senior executives, and editors such as Piers Morgan, clearly knew about or were involved in these illegal activities,” said Sherborne.
“I respectfully call upon the authorities- the financial regulator, the stock market were deliberately deceived by Mirror Group, and indeed the Metropolitan Police and prosecuting authorities- to do their duty for the British public and investigate bringing charges against the company and those who have broken the law,” he added.