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This is a petition by Her Majesty's Advocate seeking the punishment of the respondents for contempt of court. The respondents are the publishers and the Editor of the Evening Times and a journalist on that paper.
On the same day as Mr. McColl's appearance, the respondents published an article on the front page and page two of the Evening Times under a headline "Big Tam in Cell over Axe Claims". The text of the article is:
"Troubled Scots actor Iain McColl has been arrested over claims that he threatened Sheriff Officers with an axe.
McColl - who played Big Tam in the sitcom City Lights - woke up in a jail cell today after spending the night in custody.
Police arrested him at his home in Glasgow's West End yesterday lunchtime. He was due in court today.
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