chief executive officer of "news international". and i would like to thank you for your willingness to come before the committee. we are very much aware there is an ongoing police investigation which could lead to criminal proceedings. we will bear that in mind but we also appreciate your statement when you resigned from the company that you wanted to be a as helpful as possible to -- the way. could i start then. "news international" issued a statement when you were chief executive in july 2009 saying, -- evidence to support allegations that "news of the world" voice mails of many individuals that they are instructed private investigators or other third parties to access voice mails of any individuals, systemic corporate illegal galty by news inters national. would you accept now that that is not correct? >> thank you, mr. chairman.