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Lord Advocate 'to Fully Set Out' Communications Amid Murrell Case Row
Scottish Labour seeks probe into Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain for possibly breaching ministerial code by sharing non-public embezzlement details with First Minister and SNP advisers.
- Last week, Jackie Baillie wrote to the Scottish Government’s Independent Advisers on the Ministerial Code seeking an urgent probe into Dorothy Bain KC over a private January memo to First Minister John Swinney about the prosecution of Peter Murrell.
- Baillie says the row stems from contradictory explanations about prosecutorial information and questions whether the Lord Advocate gave John Swinney and SNP advisers non-public details, creating a potential political advantage.
- According to reports, Dorothy Bain KC told John Swinney on January 19 that Peter Murrell was charged with embezzling nearly 460, a figure not public at the time, while the Crown Office stated the indictment is not a public document until presented in open court.
- Institutions responded: COPFS affirmed commitment to informing Parliament, while support for Bain as an `outstanding prosecutor` persists amid calls to separate her roles.
- The letter asks advisers to recommend whether the record should be corrected and what steps follow, as the Lord Advocate says she will fully set out communications and Murrell’s hearing is moved to May 25 at the High Court in Edinburgh.
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