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Mr Salmond was cleared of 12 sexual assault costs
The Crown Workplace has launched contempt of court docket proceedings in opposition to a former UK diplomat who was running a blog throughout the Alex Salmond trial.
Craig Murray, an ex-UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, attended two days of the trial on the Excessive Courtroom in Edinburgh earlier than writing about it on his web site.
A Crown Workplace and Procurator Fiscal spokesman confirmed proceedings in opposition to Mr Murray have been now lively.
Ex-first minister Mr Salmond was cleared of 12 sexual assault costs.
One other was discovered not confirmed.
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An additional cost of sexually assaulting a 10th lady had beforehand been dropped by prosecutors.
The previous SNP chief had stated he was harmless of all the costs in opposition to him all through the two-week trial in March.
The ladies who made the allegations in opposition to Mr Salmond included an SNP politician, a celebration employee and a number of other present and former Scottish authorities civil servants and officers.