Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell has been arrested in a police investigation into the finances of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP).
Murrell, who was the SNP’s chief executive until last month, was taken into police custody on Wednesday and is being questioned by detectives.
Police Scotland has been investigating the spending of about £600,000 ($749,000), which was raised by the SNP to fund its campaigning for Scottish independence.
Officers from Police Scotland stand beside police tape and a police tent outside the home of former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, in Uddingston, Glasgow, on April 5, 2023. (Andrew Milligan/PA Media)
On Wednesday morning, officers searched the couple’s house in Glasgow as well as the SNP’s headquarters in Edinburgh….