London : British Phone hacking scandal continues to echo as Rupert Murdoch's protégé Rebekah Brooks, who previously ran his British tabloids was arrested today in London.
Her arrest comes as she "voluntarily attended a London police station to assist with their ongoing investigation," according to a statement released on her behalf, The Associated Press reported.
Brooks spokesman David Wilson told the AP that Brooks' meeting with the police was arranged but "not aware she was going to be arrested."
Previously Brooks had refused to resign over the scandal, stepped down from her post as head of Murdoch's British newspaper division, News International on Friday.
