Operation Rubicon (police investigation)

Operation Rubicon was a Scottish police investigation into allegations of phone hacking, breach of data protection and perjury.[1]

For other uses, see Operation Rubicon (disambiguation).

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, see HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan.
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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

References
  1. "Statement published by Strathclyde Police". Strathclyde Police. July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. "Statement published by Aamer Anwar" (PDF). Aamer Anwar. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. Settle, Michael (18 August 2011). "Strathclyde force assigns 50 officers to phone-hack probe". Scottish Herald. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  4. Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson detained on perjury charges, STV, May 2012
  5. Carrell, Severin; Wintour, Patrick (30 May 2012). "Andy Coulson charged with perjury". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. Carrell, Severin (3 June 2015). "Andy Coulson cleared of perjury as Scottish court case collapses". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2015.


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