A FORMER diplomat has been sentenced to eight months in prison for a contempt of court in relation to the Alex Salmond trial.
Craig Murray, 62, a former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, attended two days of Mr Salmond’s trial in March 2020 in the public gallery and wrote about it on his website.
Judges later ruled he was in contempt of court relating to material capable of identifying four complainers.
In a virtual sentencing, Lord Justice Clerk Lady Dorrian said Murray knew there were court orders giving the women anonymity in Mr Salmond's trial yet he was “relishing” the potential disclosure of their identities.