Mr Sheridan finished his closing speech on Wednesday Tommy Sheridan has finished his speech to the jury at his perjury trial with an emotional appeal to be acquitted of all charges.
The former MSP broke down as he told jurors he was not afraid of political foes but was afraid that the jury could separate him from his family.
Mr Sheridan, 46, denies six charges of perjury at the High Court in Glasgow.
He is accused of lying during his successful defamation case against the News of the World in 2006.
The former Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) leader won £200,000 after the newspaper printed allegations that he had committed adultery and visited a swingers’ club.
After the court action, Mr Sheridan and his wife Gail, both 46, were charged with perjury.
The charges against Mrs Sheridan were withdrawn by the Crown last week and she was acquitted.
During a trial lasting two-and-a-half months, the number of perjury allegations against Mr Sheridan has been reduced by the prosecution from 18 to six.
Mr Sheridan began his five-hour speech to the jury on Tuesday afternoon and finished shortly before lunchtime on Wednesday.
In his final closing remarks, he said he was not afraid of the News of the World.
Addressing the jury, he said: “I’m frightened of you because you can do something that the News of the World will never be able to do.
“You could separate me from my wife, you could make me break my promise to my daughter that I’d spend Christmas with her.
“Never mind the emotion, given what you’ve heard I ask you to believe you’ve heard more than enough reasonable doubt to convince you that I’m innocent of the charges that remain.”
Trial judge Lord Bracadale will now address the jury on points of law before they retire to consider their verdict.
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