LONDON (AP) — Former Wall Street Journal publisher Les Hinton is due to give evidence to British lawmakers investigating the tabloid phone-hacking scandal.
Hinton, who also was CEO of Dow Jones & Co., resigned in July after revelations of illegal eavesdropping by Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World tabloid.
He will testify to the House of Commons media committee Monday by video link.
Hinton was Murdoch’s right-hand man until the scandal, which has convulsed Britain’s media landscape.
The tabloid stands accused of illegally hacking into the voice mails of celebrities, politicians and crime victims in search of scoops.
Hinton headed Murdoch’s British newspaper division during some of the years phone hacking took place, but has said he was unaware of the wrongdoing.
