Craig Murray watched two days of Alex Salmond's trial in March 2020 from the public gallery of Edinburgh’s High Court and wrote about it on his website.
Judges subsequently ruled that Murray, 62, a former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, was in contempt of court relating to material capable of identifying four of the women accusing the former SNP leader of sexual abuse.He has since lodged an appeal against the conviction.The former SNP leader was acquitted of 13 sexual assault charges involving nine women following his trial.Sentencing Craig Murray for contempt relating to publishing material capable of identifying four accusers in the Alex Salmond trial, judge Lady Dorrian said: “These actions create a real risk that complainers may be.
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