Tommy Sheridan in 'gagging order' row However, under current provisions, it is possible for individuals to spend up to the last six months of their sentence on home detention curfew. This means that they can be freed from prison to live at home but must wear an electronically monitored tag for the remainder of their sentence. Mr Anwar said any attempt to gag his client would be challenged. "When Tommy Sheridan is released he will be hounded by certain sections of the media," he said. If over a period of six months he was to slip or respond and that was to appear in the papers then he could be recalled to prison. When you are released on home detention curfew, what they are saying is you're of no threat and have met the standards required for release into society. Mr Anwar asked how his client could get back to normal life and engage in political activities if the speaking ban is imposed. It has been reported Sheridan wants to play a part in the independence referendum debate. A statement is expected to be issued after Sheridan is reunited with his family on Monday. Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said any speaking ban would be undemocratic. He said: "Although Mr Sheridan holds views that I do not agree with I do not believe his right to express these views should be curtailed. In the run up to May's local elections and in the early stages of the referendum debate he should be free to take an active role in promoting the things he believes in. To bar him participation is counter to our democratic values. During the three-month High Court trial, Sheridan claimed that he was the victim of a "vendetta" by the police and a "conspiracy" involving the now-defunct News of the World and former colleagues within the SSP. In August last year, he was denied the chance to appeal against his conviction, following a ruling by senior judges. Sheridan's trial was one of the longest of its kind in Scottish legal history. He was convicted of five of six allegations in a single charge of perjury, relating to his evidence during the civil action at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.