Sunday, June 11, 2023

"Nicola Sturgeon is arrested as part of police probe into SNP's finances...."

From the Daily Mail, June 11:

Nicola Sturgeon is arrested as part of police probe into SNP's finances: Ex-first minister is held in custody as she voluntarily attends interview weeks after arrest of her ex-SNP chief executive husband who was later released pending further investigation

    A spokesperson for the ex-SNP leader says she voluntarily attended an interview  

Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of the police investigation into the SNP's finances with the ex-first minister being held in custody as she is quizzed by detectives.

The 52-year-old stood down as both SNP leader and first minister in March this year, since when there have been several dramatic developments in the probe into her party's spending.

A spokeswoman for Ms Sturgeon, who is MSP for Glasgow Southside, this afternoon said the former SNP leader voluntarily attended an interview with Police Scotland. 

'Nicola has consistently said she would co-operate with the investigation if asked and continues to do so,' they added. 

It comes after the arrest of her husband, Peter Murrell - the SNP's former chief executive - in April, just prior to a two-day police search of the couple's Glasgow home.

This saw a blue forensic tent erected out the front of the property, while officers were spotted scouring both inside the house and outside in the back garden....

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