Former Scotland leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's longest-serving leader of its semi-autonomous government, was arrested as part of an investigation into the Scottish National Party's finances. Reuters 06/11/2023
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Ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested, released amid party finance probe
LONDON (AP) — Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who dominated politics in Scotland for almost a decade, was arrested and questioned for several hours on Sunday by police investigating the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party.
Police Scotland said a 52-year-old woman was detained Sunday morning “as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.”
She was “released without charge pending further investigation” about six hours later, the force said. British police do not identify suspects until they are charged.
Sturgeon said after her release that her arrest had been “both a shock and deeply distressing.”
“Obviously, given the nature of this process, I cannot go into detail,” she said in a statement on social media. “However, I do wish to say this, and to do so in the strongest possible terms. Innocence is not just a presumption I am entitled to in law. I know beyond doubt that I am in fact innocent of any wrongdoing.”
The SNP said the party had been “cooperating fully with this investigation and will continue to do so. However, it is not appropriate to publicly address any issues while that investigation is ongoing.”
Scottish police opened an investigation in 2021 into how more than 600,000 pounds ($754,000) designated for a Scottish independence campaign was spent.
Two former SNP officials, Colin Beattie, who was treasurer, and Peter Murrell, who was chief executive, were previously arrested and questioned as part of the investigation. Like Sturgeon, both were released pending further inquiries.
Murrell is Sturgeon’s husband, and police searched the couple’s home in Glasgow after his arrest in April. ....
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