that his inconsistent with our code of conduct and neither has any place in any part of a company that i run. to say i'm sorry is not enough. things must be put right. no excuses. police whose job it is to see that justice is done. it is our duty not to prejudice the outcome of the legal process. i'm sure the committee will understand this. i wish we had managed to see and fully solve these problems much earlier. when two men were sent to prison in 2007, i thought this matter had been settled. the police ended their investigations and i was told that "news international" conducted an internal review. i am confident that when james later rejoined news corporation, he thought the case had closed too.