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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 after a police inquiry into his defamation case against the News of the World. | |
| Speaking outside a police station where he was held, Mr Sheridan, 43, vowed to prove his innocence, claiming he was the victim of a "witch-hunt". | |
| Mr Sheridan, had been held in Edinburgh during searches of his Glasgow house. | |
| His lawyer, Aamer Anwar, said Mr Sheridan condemned the "excessive actions" of police. | |
| Nine officers who attended his family at their home and visited him at his workplace. | |
| Mr Sheridan was driven to Edinburgh's Gayfield police station on Sunday, after he was detained by police officers outside a radio station where he had been presenting his Citizen Tommy talk show. | Mr Sheridan was driven to Edinburgh's Gayfield police station on Sunday, after he was detained by police officers outside a 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. | 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 | 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. |