| 词条 | Operation Rubicon |
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The operation was initiated by a complaint from Tommy Sheridan's family solicitor, Aamer Anwar, including allegations of perjury, phone hacking and breach of data protection.[2] The operation was a major investigation, led by Detective Superintendent John McSporran.[1] The Herald has reported that 50 officers are assigned to the case[3] The investigation detained Andy Coulson on 30 May 2012[4] and charged him with perjury.[5] On 3 June 2015, Coulson was formally acquitted after a judge dismissed the case against him. All other cases investigated by Operation Rubicon were dropped without coming to trial.[6] Background{{for|main article|HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan}}{{Wikinews|Scottish politician going to jail after perjury conviction}}On 16 December 2007, Sheridan was charged with perjury following a defamation case against the News of the World. On 23 December 2010, a jury found him guilty of perjury and on 26 January 2011 he was sentenced to 3 years in prison. See also
References1. ^1 >{{cite web|url=http://www.strathclyde.police.uk/index.asp?locID=1586&docID=8776|title=Statement published by Strathclyde Police|publisher=Strathclyde Police|date=July 2011|accessdate=2011-08-20|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924003230/http://www.strathclyde.police.uk/index.asp?locID=1586&docID=8776|archivedate=2011-09-24|df=}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sdeeofof.moonfruit.com/download/i/mark_dl/u/4008566780/4550766590/22nd%20Jul%2711%20-%20Press%20Release%20by%20Aamer%20Anwar.pdf|title=Statement published by Aamer Anwar|publisher=Aamer Anwar|date=22 July 2011|accessdate=2011-08-20}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://content.met.police.uk/News/Man-arrested-in-connection-with-phone-hacking-and-corruption-allegations/1260269192692/1257246745756|title=Strathclyde force assigns 50 officers to phone-hack probe|publisher=Scottish Herald|date=18 August 2011|accessdate=2011-08-20}} 4. ^{{Citation | title = Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson detained on perjury charges | place = | publisher = STV |date=May 2012 | url =http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/103888-former-news-of-the-world-editor-andy-coulson-arrested-on-perjury-charges/}} 5. ^https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/may/30/andy-coulson-charged-with-perjury 6. ^{{cite news|last1=Carrell|first1=Severin|title=Andy Coulson cleared of perjury as Scottish court case collapses|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/03/andy-coulson-cleared-of-perjury-in-scottish-court|accessdate=4 June 2015|publisher=The Guardian|date=3 June 2015}} External links
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