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ARTICLE · 23 JULY 2022

Australian investigation into Amber Heard perjury charges

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Australian authorities are investigating a possible perjury offence committed by Amber Heard during a court case in 2016.

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Avinash Singh
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Australian authorities are investigating a possible perjury offence committed by Amber Heard during a court case in 2016.

Local officers may seek assistance from the FBI as most of the witnesses reside overseas.

The investigation came about after Heard lost a high-profile defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Certain information was disclosed during that trial that raised questions about the truthfulness of the 36-year-old's evidence.

Amber Heard Perjury

The Amber Heard perjury investigation is based on her trip to Australia with Depp in 2015. The actress broke strict quarantine and biosecurity laws by failing to declare the couple's Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, upon her arrival in the country.

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