Alex Salmond trial blogger Craig Murray hands himself in to police to begin jail term
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dailyrecord.co.ukCraig Murray has handed himself in to police in Edinburgh as he is set to begin an eight-month prison sentence. Mr Murray, who has become a blogger and pro-independence campaigner in recent years, was judged to have been in contempt of court over blogs he wrote during the trial of former first minister Alex Salmond.The 62-year-old's offending blog posts contained details which, if pieced together, could lead readers to identify women who made allegations against Mr Salmond, who was acquitted of all 13 charges including sexual assault and attempted rape in March last year.
The former diplomat arrived at St Leonard's police station in Edinburgh on Sunday morning to hand himself in and was joined by family and supporters.
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