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| Andy Coulson to face court over alleged perjury during Tommy Sheridan trial | Andy Coulson to face court over alleged perjury during Tommy Sheridan trial |
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| The former No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson was served on Monday with an indictment relating to a charge of alleged perjury at the trial of Tommy Sheridan. | |
| The former News of the World editor will appear at a preliminary hearing on 6 August, the Crown Office, Scotland's prosecution authority, confirmed. | The former News of the World editor will appear at a preliminary hearing on 6 August, the Crown Office, Scotland's prosecution authority, confirmed. |
| The charge of perjury relates to evidence the former News of the World editor gave during Sheridan's own trial for perjury in December 2010. | The charge of perjury relates to evidence the former News of the World editor gave during Sheridan's own trial for perjury in December 2010. |
| Coulson originally appeared in court in relation to Sheridan, a Scottish socialist politician, in June last year. | |
| Coulson had given evidence over two days as a defence witness during Sheridan's perjury trial at the high court in Glasgow. Coulson was closely questioned by Sheridan, who conducted his own defence. Libby Brooks |
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