Craig Murray

Anti-nuclear campaigners at Faslane on the Clyde in 2020 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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Lady Dorrian said blogger Craig Murray risked identifying the women complainants in the Alex Salmond sex assault trial - so why are so many people wanting to defend him, asks Laura Wadell. Judiciary of Scotland/PA Wire.

The atmosphere following the Salmond trial is truly chilling - Laura Waddell

Blogger Craig Murray says goodbye to his wife Nadira and five-month-old son Oscar before handing himself into St Leonard's Police Station, Edinburgh. He has been sentenced to eight months in prison after judges ruled his blog coverage of former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond's trial could identify four women involved in the case. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Craig Murray's eight-month prison sentence is vindictive and a sad day for Scott...

Craig Murray will be a Lothian list candidate for Action for Independence Pic: Carl Court/AFP/GettyImages

Craig Murray in bid to be Lothian MSP

The Spectator magazine, published by Andrew Neil, has taken an audacious step by becoming involved in the ongoing row over the Scottish government's handling of complaints against Alex Salmond, says John McLellan (Getty Images)

Does SNP plan to shatter Scottish Press into a thousand pieces? – John McLellan

Alex Salmond leaves the High Court in Edinburgh in March after being acquitted of sexual offence charges (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Holyrood's Salmond inquiry must be open to public scrutiny – Kenny MacAskill

Former first minister Alex Salmond outside the High Court in Edinburgh. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Concerns raised over Alex Salmond blogger’s witness list

Alex Salmond speaks outside the High Court in Edinburgh after he was cleared of series of sexual assaults (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Alex Salmond affair starting to look like an abuse of power – Kenny MacAskill

Smith report ‘firestarters’ on SNP election list

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