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Tommy Sheridan has been convicted of perjury following a 12-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

The 46-year-old former MSP was found guilty of lying during his successful defamation case against the News of the World newspaper in 2006.

Sheridan has been given bail and faces a prison term when he is sentenced on 26 January.

BBC

Cops spent £1m chasing Tommy Sheridan

POLICE chiefs today defended their decision to spend more than £1 million investigating Tommy Sheridan in the run-up to his perjury trial.

Lothian and Borders Police spent four years investigating the case, travelling the UK and Europe to interview witnesses.

Officers ranging from constables to a detective chief inspector had been involved in the investigation, costing the force almost £920,000 in staff payments between August 2006 and August this year, the News can reveal.

A further £270,000 was spent conducting the inquiry itself, including overtime payments, "transport, supplies and services".

Scotsman

Tommy Sheridan to be sentenced over perjury

By Hilary Duncanson, PA independent

Jailed Tommy Sheridan to fight conviction

By Cordelia O'Neill and Lucy Christie, PA Independent


Disgraced socialist politician Tommy Sheridan today vowed to keep fighting as he was jailed for three years for perjury.

Sheridan fails in bid to appeal NoW perjury conviction

Former MSP Tommy Sheridan will not be given leave to appeal his perjury conviction, the Scottish Courts Service confirmed today.

Sheridan was jailed for three years in January for lying under oath during his successful defamation action against the News of the World in 2006.

The now defunct tabloid printed allegations about his private life, which included that he visited a swingers' club and cheated on his wife.


He was awarded £200,000 in damages after winning his defamation case against the newspaper at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, but ended up being convicted of perjury by a jury at the High Court in Glasgow.

Sheridan has maintained his innocence, claiming he was the victim of a "vendetta" by the police and a "conspiracy" involving the News of the World and colleagues within the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP).

Following his conviction, his lawyer lodged an appeal on the grounds that Sheridan had been denied a fair trial because of the amount of publicity generated before it got under way. But the Scottish Courts Service confirmed today the latest stage of Sheridan's appeal was rejected on 2 August.

A spokesman said Lady Paton, Lord Hardie and Lord Emslie had found the case was "not arguable".

PressGazette

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Andy Coulson: Scottish courtroom clash that led to detention at dawn

PM's then media chief denied allegations of being aware Tommy Sheridan was alleged victim of phone hacking during perjury trail Guardian

Andy Coulson says he will 'vigorously contest' perjury charges

Lawyers for PM's former communications chief say he will fight allegations 'should they ever result in a trial' Guardian

Perjury charge over Sheridan trial

The former news editor of the News of the World Scotland has been arrested and charged with committing perjury during the trial of former MSP Tommy Sheridan and conspiracy to hack telephones, police have said.

Douglas Wight, 39, also faces allegations of other data protection offences following an investigation by officers from Operation Rubicon of Strathclyde Police.

A force spokeswoman said a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal in Glasgow.

YorkPress

Ex-News Of The World Scotland Editor Bob Bird Arrested By Police Over Tommy Sheridan Case www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

David Cameron's former communications chief Andy Coulson will appear in court in Scotland next month.

The 46-year-old was today served with an indictment to face proceedings at the High Court in Glasgow on August 6, the Crown Office confirmed.

Former News of the World editor Coulson was charged with perjury by police in 2012 after being questioned in connection to his evidence at the 2010 Tommy Sheridan trial.

He appeared in private at Glasgow Sheriff Court in June 2013 where he made no plea or declaration and was granted bail.

A Crown Office spokesman said: "The Crown Office can confirm that an indictment was served on Andrew Coulson today, 7 July 2014 and that a Preliminary Hearing is scheduled for 6 August 2014 at the High Court at Glasgow."

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