Man accused of high-level hacking

Judgment has been reserved in the Belfast Crown Court trial of a British Telecom operator accused of using his computer to hack…

Judgment has been reserved in the Belfast Crown Court trial of a British Telecom operator accused of using his computer to hack into the telephone accounts of senior police, lawyers and politicians.

Mr Paul Edwards (33), of Glencolin Way, in west Belfast, denies collecting information on the RUC Chief Constable, Mr Ronnie Flanagan, prosecutor Mr John Creaney and loyalist politicians.