US EditionFormer first minister Nicola Sturgeon cleared in police investigation into SNP's finances
- Nicola Sturgeon will not face charges in a police investigation into the Scottish National Party’s finances, as confirmed by Police Scotland today.
- Colin Beattie, former SNP treasurer, is cleared of any charges linked to the investigation, Operation Branchform.
- Operation Branchform began in July 2021 after public complaints about the spending of £600,000 in indyref2 donations.
- Peter Murrell, Sturgeon’s estranged husband, was charged with embezzlement related to SNP funds.
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Nicola Sturgeon says there was ‘not a scrap of evidence’ against her as police probe is dropped
Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said there was not a “scrap of evidence” against her as she was cleared following a police probe into Scottish National Party (SNP) finances.
·Ireland
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Sturgeon says she’s ‘completely in the clear’ after police probe
She says she is “completely in the clear” – Scotland’s former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon has spoken of her relief after it was confirmed she is no longer a suspect in the long-running police investigation into SNP party finances. Her exoneration came as the former Chief Executive of the SNP, Peter Murrell, who is now separated from Nicola Sturgeon, appeared at court in Edinburgh charged with embezzlement. He made no plea and was released on…
·London, United Kingdom
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