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29 July 2011
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The private investigator at the centre of the News of the World phone-hacking claims "acted on the instructions of others", his lawyers have said.
In a statement Glenn Mulcaire's legal team said any suggestion he acted unilaterally was "untrue".
It comes after the mother of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne was told she may have been phone hacked by Mulcaire.
The investigator was jailed in 2007 after admitting to phone hacking while he was working for the paper.
'Solving crimes' The statement said: "Glenn Mulcaire has already expressed his sincere regret to those who have been hurt and affected by his activities and he repeats that apology most sincerely.
"He was effectively employed by News of the World from 2002 to carry out his role as a private investigator.
"As he accepted when he pleaded guilty in 2007 to charges of phone interception he admits that his role did include phone hacking."
It continued: "As an employee he acted on the instructions of others.
"There were also occasions when he understood his instructions were from those who genuinely wished to assist in solving crimes.
"Any suggestion that he acted in such matters unilaterally is untrue. In the light of the ongoing police investigation, he cannot say any more."
In other developments:
A former police officer who worked on the Sarah Payne murder investigation said he feared his phone may have been hacked on behalf of the News of the World.
Martyn Underhill told BBC Radio 4's The World at One he has contacted police involved in the phone-hacking inquiry.
Mr Underhill was the detective chief inspector with Sussex Police who was in charge of liaising with Sarah Payne's mother, Sara.
He claimed he was contacted by the News of the World with an untrue story about the Payne family.
Covert inquiries Mr Underhill believes it may have been based on voicemail messages that could have been misinterpreted.
He said the Metropolitan Police investigation into phone hacking has not found his number as part of evidence but officers are still searching.
Mr Underhill said his mobile was a police phone, and information about covert inquiries would have been left in voicemail messages.
Sara Payne is said to be "absolutely devastated" after learning she may have been a victim of hacking.
There have also been allegations that the News of the World accessed the voicemails of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, relatives of victims of the 7/7 terrorist attacks and families of killed British soldiers.
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In a statement Glenn Mulcaire's legal team said any suggestion he acted unilaterally was "untrue".
It comes after the mother of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne was told she may have been phone hacked by Mulcaire.
The investigator was jailed in 2007 after admitting to phone hacking while he was working for the paper.
'Solving crimes' The statement said: "Glenn Mulcaire has already expressed his sincere regret to those who have been hurt and affected by his activities and he repeats that apology most sincerely.
"He was effectively employed by News of the World from 2002 to carry out his role as a private investigator.
"As he accepted when he pleaded guilty in 2007 to charges of phone interception he admits that his role did include phone hacking."
It continued: "As an employee he acted on the instructions of others.
"There were also occasions when he understood his instructions were from those who genuinely wished to assist in solving crimes.
"Any suggestion that he acted in such matters unilaterally is untrue. In the light of the ongoing police investigation, he cannot say any more."
In other developments:
- MPs voted against recalling News International chairman James Murdoch to give more evidence on phone hacking
- Baroness Buscombe will step down as head of the Press Complaints Commission after criticism of the PCC's handling of the phone-hacking scandal
- BSkB's board unanimously agreed to keep James Murdoch as its chairman
- A man appeared in court and admitted throwing a foam pie at Rupert Murdoch as he gave evidence to a committee of MPs
- Conservative MP Louise Mensch apologised to former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan for accusing him of "boasting" about hacking phones
A former police officer who worked on the Sarah Payne murder investigation said he feared his phone may have been hacked on behalf of the News of the World.
Martyn Underhill told BBC Radio 4's The World at One he has contacted police involved in the phone-hacking inquiry.
Mr Underhill was the detective chief inspector with Sussex Police who was in charge of liaising with Sarah Payne's mother, Sara.
He claimed he was contacted by the News of the World with an untrue story about the Payne family.
Covert inquiries Mr Underhill believes it may have been based on voicemail messages that could have been misinterpreted.
He said the Metropolitan Police investigation into phone hacking has not found his number as part of evidence but officers are still searching.
Mr Underhill said his mobile was a police phone, and information about covert inquiries would have been left in voicemail messages.
Sara Payne is said to be "absolutely devastated" after learning she may have been a victim of hacking.
There have also been allegations that the News of the World accessed the voicemails of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, relatives of victims of the 7/7 terrorist attacks and families of killed British soldiers.
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