卡梅倫前助理電話竊聽醜聞被捕

British police say the prime minister's former communications chief, Andy Coulson, has been arrested by detectives investigating corruption allegations of telephone hacking at the News of the World tabloid.

Coulson, the former editor the News of the World, was arrested Friday.

Earlier Friday, Prime Minister David Cameron called for a full public inquiry into the telephone hacking by the newspaper. Cameron described the scandal as "disgusting," "disgraceful," and despicable."

The prime minister said a second inquiry will be established to look at the "culture and ethics" of the British press. Cameron said it is important for the British press to be free, but not above the law.

On Thursday, the News International company said it is shutting down the News of the World, following the hacking revelations, with victims ranging from celebrities, politicians and murder victims.

News International is owned by Australian-American media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.英國警方表示，英國首相卡梅倫的前新聞主管安迪.科爾森被調查小報《世界新聞報》電話竊聽醜聞的偵探逮捕。

科爾森是《世界新聞報》的前編輯，他於星期五被逮捕。該小報涉嫌行賄。

星期五早些時候，首相卡梅倫呼籲對《世界新聞報》的電話竊聽醜聞進行全面的公共調查。他形容竊聽行爲“令人憎惡、可恥和卑鄙”。卡梅倫說，還會對英國媒體的“文化與操守”進行質詢調查。他說，英國媒體的自由固然重要，但不能凌駕於法律之上。

在竊聽醜聞被曝光後，新聞國際公司星期四表示，將停刊《世界新聞報》。竊聽醜聞的受害人包括名人、政客和謀殺案的遇害者。

新聞國際公司由澳大利亞裔美國媒體巨頭默多克的新聞集團所擁有。