Leveson Inquiry: Alex Salmond says Observer accessed bank account

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Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has told the Leveson Inquiry into press standards that his bank account was accessed by the Observer newspaper.

The SNP leader made the claim before Lord Justice Leveson, sitting at London's Royal Courts of Justice.

Responding to Mr Salmond's claim, a spokeswoman for the Observer said she was not yet in a position to make any comment.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18412596

Guardians' response;

3.29pm: Guardian News & Media, the publisher of the Observer, has just released this statement following Alex Salmond's remarks earlier:

Mr Salmond first raised the matter of an alleged unauthorised access of his bank account with the Observer's editor last year. The allegation was that a journalist working for the Observer had accessed his bank details in 1999. As we explained to him last year, on the basis of the information he had given us, we have been unable to find any evidence to substantiate his allegation. As our response to him at the time made clear, we take this allegation very seriously and if he is able to provide us with any more information we will investigate further.

Guardian News & Media is also the publisher of MediaGuardian.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jun/13/leveson-inquiry-nick-clegg-alex-salmond-live

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1. Salmond whoring for Murdoch

We know they are currently snogging each other at the back of the political bus.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

2. while it is not outside the realm of possibility

I am rather sceptical of Salmond's claims. Has he passed on any of the evidence to the police? Is there any evidence?

I'm sure the police would relish nailing the Guardian Media Group for ideological reasons. I suspect that if Salmond's accusations were true, then GMG would have had their collars' felt by the Yard already.