U.K. vet group ‘appalled’ by hacking allegation

U.K. vet group ‘appalled’ by hacking allegation
By Robert Barr - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Jul 7, 2011 7:58:48 EDT
LONDON — Britain’s military veterans organization severed its ties with the News of the World on Thursday following a report that a detective employed by the tabloid newspaper had collected telephone numbers of relatives of military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Royal British Legion said that it was dropping the newspaper as a partner in campaigns related to veterans’ issues and had suspended all other ties until the allegations are resolved.

The Legion said it was also reviewing its advertising in other News International papers, including The Times and The Sun.

The Legion acted after The Daily Telegraph reported that telephone numbers of relatives of dead military personnel had been found in files amassed by a detective formerly employed by the News of the World.

“We can’t with any conscience campaign alongside News of the World on behalf of armed forces families while it stands accused of preying on these same families in the lowest depths of their misery,” the Legion said.

“The hacking allegations have shocked us to the core.”
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U.K. vet group appalled by hacking allegation