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MindMover

(5,016 posts)
Wed May 30, 2012, 07:40 PM May 2012

Ex-NOTW Editor Coulson Charged With Perjury

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Source: SKY

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been arrested and charged with perjury.

A statement issued by Strathclyde Police said: "A 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection with alleged perjury before the High Court.

"A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."

The allegations relate to the trial of former Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan at the High Court in Glasgow in December 2010.
Mr Coulson, who gave evidence in the trial, was detained in London by Strathclyde officers and later taken to a Glasgow police station.

Read more: http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16238692

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PSPS

(13,662 posts)
1. You mean people get arrested for perjury? Oh, wait. I guess they do only in the UK.
Wed May 30, 2012, 09:36 PM
May 2012

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
2. Also get sued for libel, which is legal by news here. As in the George Galloway case.
Wed May 30, 2012, 09:51 PM
May 2012

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
3. Boy, Rupert Murdoch just has the worst luck
Thu May 31, 2012, 12:14 AM
May 2012

All of these totally isolated, unconnected not-at-all indicative of how his media empire runs (and for sure not in the States) incidents just keep landing haymakers on poor old Rupe.

Rhiannon12866

(207,606 posts)
4. Locking, sorry, this is a duplicate. Please continue discussion here:
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 12:49 AM
Jun 2012

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