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| Alistair Carmichael MP's election to be challenged in court | Alistair Carmichael MP's election to be challenged in court |
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| A legal challenge over the election of Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael as Orkney and Shetland MP is due to be heard in Edinburgh. | A legal challenge over the election of Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael as Orkney and Shetland MP is due to be heard in Edinburgh. |
| Four of Mr Carmichael's constituents have raised the case. | Four of Mr Carmichael's constituents have raised the case. |
| They say he misled the electorate over a memo which claimed SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon wanted David Cameron to be re-elected prime minister. | They say he misled the electorate over a memo which claimed SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon wanted David Cameron to be re-elected prime minister. |
| The proceedings at the Election Court are to be broadcast live. | The proceedings at the Election Court are to be broadcast live. |
| The case, believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland for 50 years, arose from remarks made by Mr Carmichael during the general election campaign. | The case, believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland for 50 years, arose from remarks made by Mr Carmichael during the general election campaign. |
| He authorised leaking a civil service memo suggesting the first minister had told the French ambassador she backed Mr Cameron to remain in Downing Street. | |
| Crowd-funded proceedings | Crowd-funded proceedings |
| Mr Carmichael had initially denied leaking the confidential memo to the Daily Telegraph. | Mr Carmichael had initially denied leaking the confidential memo to the Daily Telegraph. |
| He claimed the first he had heard of it was when he received a phone call from a journalist. | He claimed the first he had heard of it was when he received a phone call from a journalist. |
| However, the MP later admitted full responsibility for sanctioning its release, and accepted the "details of the account are not correct". | However, the MP later admitted full responsibility for sanctioning its release, and accepted the "details of the account are not correct". |
| The constituents, who have brought the case through crowd-funding, said the MP's actions called into question his suitability to represent the constituency. | The constituents, who have brought the case through crowd-funding, said the MP's actions called into question his suitability to represent the constituency. |
| Mr Carmichael's lawyers will argue Ms Sturgeon was not an election candidate, so he was not seeking to influence the outcome of the poll. | Mr Carmichael's lawyers will argue Ms Sturgeon was not an election candidate, so he was not seeking to influence the outcome of the poll. |
| Last week, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service announced it had reached an agreement with broadcaster STV over coverage. | Last week, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service announced it had reached an agreement with broadcaster STV over coverage. |
| It will be available on TV and online, allowing constituents to view proceedings. | It will be available on TV and online, allowing constituents to view proceedings. |
| STV has undertaken to share the live feed with all other media organisations wanting to broadcast the hearing. |