'A prison officer at the top-security Belmarsh prison has been jailed for 20 months after being found guilty of being a paid mole for five years for a reporter working at the Daily Mirror and News of the World.
Following an Old Bailey trial, Robert Norman, 54, was convicted of committing misconduct in a public office while working at HMP Belmarsh, south London, when it was home to a number of high-profile prisoners.
The court heard that he was paid more than £10,000 for passing on 40 tips to reporter Stephen Moyes between 30 April 2006 and 1 May 2011.'
Is this really an offence.. Why?
If there are failings within a system why is it illegal to have them outed, I personally feel he has only been jailed for shaking the publics faith in the establishment. Is this the definition of ' misconduct in a public office'?
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...-mole-reporter
02-06-2015, 12:08 PM
Prison officer jailed for being paid 'mole'
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