I don't think it is. But if it is proved then there is a strong possibility it will be seen as evidence of a previous attempt to pervert the course of justice:
Labour MP Tom Watson (one of the few to try and take the issue on whilst the rest of the political clases were still cosying up and one of the committee members who questioned the Murdochs this week) speaking to the BBC:
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"If [Colin Myler and Tom Crone's] statement is accurate it shows James Murdoch had knowledge that others were involved in hacking as early as 2008, it shows he failed to act to discipline staff or initiate an internal investigation, which undermines Rupert Murdoch's evidence to our committee that the company had a zero tolerance to wrongdoing."
The MP added: "More importantly, it shows he not only failed to report a crime to the police but because there was a confidentiality clause involved in the settlement it means that he bought the silence of [chief executive of the Professional Footballers Association] Gordon Taylor and that could mean he is facing investigation for perverting the course of justice."
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