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| Police probe Sheridan 'bug' claim | Police probe Sheridan 'bug' claim |
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| Police are investigating a complaint from Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan that he has been bugged. | Police are investigating a complaint from Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan that he has been bugged. |
| The Solidarity MSP's staff called in officers on Thursday after a "device" was found in his car while he was travelling back to Holyrood. | |
| Lothian and Borders Police have taken the item away for examination. | Lothian and Borders Police have taken the item away for examination. |
| Mr Sheridan, who last year won a court case against the News of the World, said he had reported the incident to police but declined to comment further. | |
| The former Scottish Socialist Party leader won £200,000 in damages from the tabloid newspaper over stories which alleged he was a "swinger" and had cheated on his wife Gail. | |
| Appeal hearing | |
| Following the verdict prosecutors ordered police to carry out a criminal investigation into allegations of perjury during the defamation case. | |
| The News of the World is seeking to overturn the court's verdict and an appeal is due to be heard in December. | |
| The trial split the Scottish Socialist Party, with senior members and MSPs giving evidence for both sides. | |
| The acrimony within the party culminated in Mr Sheridan and another MSP, Rosemary Byrne, leaving to set up the breakaway left-wing party Solidarity. |