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UK PM’s ex-aide Coulson facing perjury charge

By Washington Examiner
Published July 7, 2014 7:19pm ET
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UK PM’s ex-aide Coulson facing perjury charge
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, centre, arrives at the Old Bailey court to receive his sentence, in London, Friday, July 4, 2014. Coulson, a onetime aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron, was sentenced to 18 months in jail Friday for participating in a conspiracy to hack the phones of celebrities, politicians and crime victims. (AP Photo/PA, Stefan Rousseau) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE | Stefan Rousseau

LONDON (AP) — Scottish prosecutors say former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, convicted last month of phone hacking, has been summoned to face a perjury charge.

Prosecutors say Coulson was served with an indictment Monday telling him to appear in a Glasgow court on Aug. 6. He is charged with perjury over evidence he gave at the 2010 trial of Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan.

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