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Sheridan lawyer says speaking ban unjust

TOMMY Sheridan's lawyer has accused prison authorities of trying to "gag" the former MSP on his release from prison.

Aamer Anwar claims the disgraced former Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) leader has told him that he will be banned from speaking in public when he is released from Castle Huntly prison on Monday.

Anwar said that under the ban, his client could be recalled to prison if he speaks out in the six months following his release.