{"id":586,"date":"2023-04-05T09:46:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T09:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/sturgeons-husband-arrested-in-snp-finance-probe\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T09:46:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T09:46:14","slug":"sturgeons-husband-arrested-in-snp-finance-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/sturgeons-husband-arrested-in-snp-finance-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Sturgeon’s husband arrested in SNP finance probe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sturgeon’s husband arrested in SNP finance probe<\/p>\n

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The husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with an investigation into Scottish National Party finances.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Peter Murrell, 58, was taken into police custody on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police Scotland said officers were carrying out searches at “a number of addresses as part of the investigation”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Murrell resigned as the party’s chief executive last month, a post he had held since 1999.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He has been married to Ms Sturgeon since 2010.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Sturgeon stood down as first minister last month and was last week succeeded by Humza Yousaf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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There is currently police activity at the couple’s home in Glasgow and at SNP headquarters in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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There are 10 uniformed officers stationed outside the former first minister’s home, alongside one police vehicle and an incident tent in the front garden. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The curtains and blinds remained drawn and there was no sign of anyone in the property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, two police officers were posted outside SNP HQ and there were other officers inside. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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At least six marked police vehicles were parked outside the building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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An SNP spokesperson said: “Clearly it would not be appropriate to comment on any live police investigation but the SNP have been cooperating fully with this investigation and will continue to do so. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“At its meeting on Saturday, the governing body of the SNP, the NEC, agreed to a review of governance and transparency – that will be taken forward in the coming weeks.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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