Phone-hack probe policeman held

19 August 2011 Last updated at 11:57 ET

A police officer has been arrested in relation to leaks during the Scotland Yard phone-hacking investigation.

The 51-year-old detective constable was arrested at work on Thursday and bailed. He has been suspended.

A man, aged 35, arrested by appointment as part of the Met’s Operation Weeting is understood by the BBC to be former News of the World reporter Dan Evans.

The Met’s Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers said the police officer’s arrest was “hugely disappointing”.

She said: “I made it very clear when I took on this investigation the need for operational and information security. It is hugely disappointing that this may not have been adhered to.

“The MPS (Metropolitan Police Service) takes the unauthorised disclosure of information extremely seriously and has acted swiftly in making these arrests.”

The officer has been released on bail until 29 September.

Mr Evans, who was suspended from the NoW last year, has been released on bail until October.

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