Alex Salmond trial blogger jailed
Judges ruled Craig Murray risked identifying four of the women who accused the former first minister.
A blogger and former diplomat has been sentenced to eight months in jail for contempt of court relating to his coverage of the Alex Salmond trial.
Craig Murray watched two days of the former first minister'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 Mr Salmond of sexual abuse.
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 reluctant to come forward in future cases, particularly where the case may be high profile or likely to attract significant publicity.
"The actions strike at the heart of the fair administration of justice.
"Notwithstanding the previous character of the respondent and his health issues, we do not think we can dispose of this case other than by way of a sentence of imprisonment.''
Murray was given 48 hours to surrender himself to a police station.