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| Andy Coulson held in Tommy Sheridan trial perjury inquiry | Andy Coulson held in Tommy Sheridan trial perjury inquiry |
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| Prime Minister David Cameron's former director of communications Andy Coulson has been detained by police investigating allegations of perjury. | Prime Minister David Cameron's former director of communications Andy Coulson has been detained by police investigating allegations of perjury. |
| Mr Coulson, 44, was detained at his home in the Dulwich area of London at 06:30 by seven officers from Strathclyde Police. | Mr Coulson, 44, was detained at his home in the Dulwich area of London at 06:30 by seven officers from Strathclyde Police. |
| He is being held on suspicion of committing perjury at the trial of former MSP Tommy Sheridan in 2010. | |
| Mr Coulson is being taken to Glasgow, where he will be questioned. | Mr Coulson is being taken to Glasgow, where he will be questioned. |
| A police spokeswoman said: "Officers from Strathclyde Police's Operation Rubicon team detained a 44-year-old man in London this morning under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Scotland Act 1995 on suspicion of committing perjury before the High Court in Glasgow." | A police spokeswoman said: "Officers from Strathclyde Police's Operation Rubicon team detained a 44-year-old man in London this morning under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Scotland Act 1995 on suspicion of committing perjury before the High Court in Glasgow." |
| Mr Coulson is not under arrest. In Scotland a suspect is detained on suspicion of an offence unlike in England and Wales where a suspect is arrested. Mr Coulson has not been charged. | Mr Coulson is not under arrest. In Scotland a suspect is detained on suspicion of an offence unlike in England and Wales where a suspect is arrested. Mr Coulson has not been charged. |
| Mr Coulson gave evidence at the perjury trial of former Scottish Socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan in 2010. | Mr Coulson gave evidence at the perjury trial of former Scottish Socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan in 2010. |
| Sheridan was awarded £200,000 in damages from the News of the World in 2006 after it printed allegations that he had committed adultery and visited a swingers' club. | Sheridan was awarded £200,000 in damages from the News of the World in 2006 after it printed allegations that he had committed adultery and visited a swingers' club. |
| Heated exchanges | Heated exchanges |
| After the court action, the former MSP and his wife Gail were charged with perjury. | After the court action, the former MSP and his wife Gail were charged with perjury. |
| She was acquitted during the subsequent trial but Mr Sheridan was convicted in December 2010. He has since been freed after serving just over a year of a three-year sentence. | She was acquitted during the subsequent trial but Mr Sheridan was convicted in December 2010. He has since been freed after serving just over a year of a three-year sentence. |
| Mr Coulson was called to give evidence at Sheridan's trial as he was editor of the News of the World between 2003 and 2007. | Mr Coulson was called to give evidence at Sheridan's trial as he was editor of the News of the World between 2003 and 2007. |
| During heated exchanges with Sheridan, who represented himself at the trial, Mr Coulson denied being involved in, or aware of, any illegal activities, including phone hacking. | During heated exchanges with Sheridan, who represented himself at the trial, Mr Coulson denied being involved in, or aware of, any illegal activities, including phone hacking. |
| At the time of his two-day appearance, he was employed as Prime Minister David Cameron's director of communications. | At the time of his two-day appearance, he was employed as Prime Minister David Cameron's director of communications. |
| Mr Coulson resigned from that post in January 2011, saying coverage of the News of the World phone hacking scandal had "made it difficult to give the 110% needed in this role". | Mr Coulson resigned from that post in January 2011, saying coverage of the News of the World phone hacking scandal had "made it difficult to give the 110% needed in this role". |
| Police dossier | Police dossier |
| In July 2011, he was arrested by Metropolitan Police investigating the News of the World hacking scandal and later released on bail. | In July 2011, he was arrested by Metropolitan Police investigating the News of the World hacking scandal and later released on bail. |
| The solicitor for Mr Sheridan, Aamer Anwar, said he had taken a dossier of information to Strathclyde Police in July last year and the force had since mounted a robust operation to investigate allegations of perjury during his client's trial. | The solicitor for Mr Sheridan, Aamer Anwar, said he had taken a dossier of information to Strathclyde Police in July last year and the force had since mounted a robust operation to investigate allegations of perjury during his client's trial. |
| Mr Anwar said Mr Coulson must be afforded the presumption of innocence. | Mr Anwar said Mr Coulson must be afforded the presumption of innocence. |