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| Sheridan charged in perjury probe | Sheridan charged in perjury probe |
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| Former Socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan has been charged with perjury in connection with a police inquiry, his solicitor has confirmed. | Former Socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan has been charged with perjury in connection with a police inquiry, his solicitor has confirmed. |
| The investigation came following Mr Sheridan's defamation case against the News of the World. | The investigation came following Mr Sheridan's defamation case against the News of the World. |
| Mr Sheridan, 43, had earlier been detained in Edinburgh and a search of his Glasgow house carried out. | Mr Sheridan, 43, had earlier been detained in Edinburgh and a search of his Glasgow house carried out. |
| His lawyer, Aamer Anwar, confirmed to BBC Scotland that he had been charged but would be released. | |
| Mr Sheridan, a father-of-one, was driven to Edinburgh's Gayfield police station on Sunday, after he was detained by police officers outside an Edinburgh radio station where he had been presenting his Citizen Tommy talk show. | Mr Sheridan, a father-of-one, was driven to Edinburgh's Gayfield police station on Sunday, after he was detained by police officers outside an Edinburgh radio station where he had been presenting his Citizen Tommy talk show. |
| Conflicting evidence | Conflicting evidence |
| He was questioned for six hours before being charged. | He was questioned for six hours before being charged. |
| Officers also undertook a search of his home, in Glasgow's Cardonald area. | Officers also undertook a search of his home, in Glasgow's Cardonald area. |
| Mr Anwar insisted Mr Sheridan was innocent. | |
| The former Scottish Socialist Party leader won his case against the News of the World newspaper in August 2006 after a four-week hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. | The former Scottish Socialist Party leader won his case against the News of the World newspaper in August 2006 after a four-week hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. |
| Police conducted a search at Mr Sheridan's home | |
| The Sunday tabloid was ordered to pay Mr Sheridan £200,000 damages after it made a series of lurid allegations about his private life. | The Sunday tabloid was ordered to pay Mr Sheridan £200,000 damages after it made a series of lurid allegations about his private life. |
| During the defamation case witnesses gave conflicting evidence about the circumstances of the allegations. | During the defamation case witnesses gave conflicting evidence about the circumstances of the allegations. |
| After the proceedings, prosecutors ordered police to carry out a criminal investigation into allegations of perjury in October 2006. | After the proceedings, prosecutors ordered police to carry out a criminal investigation into allegations of perjury in October 2006. |
| Mr Sheridan led the Scottish Socialist Party in the Scottish Parliament, before the party split during the case. | Mr Sheridan led the Scottish Socialist Party in the Scottish Parliament, before the party split during the case. |
| The father-of-one formed the rival Solidarity party, but neither he nor his former colleagues were returned to Holyrood in the May 2007 elections. | The father-of-one formed the rival Solidarity party, but neither he nor his former colleagues were returned to Holyrood in the May 2007 elections. |