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Follow RT on Former British ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray has been handed an eight-month prison sentence after losing a contempt of court case stemming from his reporting on the Alex Salmond trial in 2020.
The ex-diplomat and RT contributor found himself in legal trouble after attending two days of a trial against Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland, who faced sexual assault charges brought by nine women. The High Court in Edinburgh ultimately cleared him of wrongdoing.
Murray published a series of tweets and blog posts as part of his coverage of the case, leading to allegations by prosecutors that Salmond’s accusers could be identified via his writings, breaching a court order barring them from being named. In March, judges concluded that Murray’s reporting could have revealed the womens’ identities, constituting a contempt of court, and scheduled his sentencing for early May.
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A former British diplomat was sentenced to eight months in prison for jeopardising the anonymity of women who accused Scotland’s former First Minister Alex Salmond of sex crimes.
Craig Murray, 62, the colourful former ambassador to Uzbekistan, was convicted of contempt of court over a blog in which he threatened to reveal the identities of four of the accusers.
Mr Salmond went on trial last year accused of sexually assaulting 10 women, all of whom were granted anonymity. The former leader of the Scottish National Party was cleared of all charges.
Murray, who like Mr Salmond is a supporter of independence for Scotland, wrote about the case in his blog in March 2020 after watching the trial in Edinburgh for two days.
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.
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