Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland's former leader arrested amid crisis engulfing nation's ruling party
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Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of the police investigation into the finances of the Scottish National Party (SNP), becoming the latest and most high-profile SNP official to be taken in for questioning.
In a statement, Scotland Police said “a 52-year-old woman has today, Sunday, 11 June, 2023, been arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.”
“The woman is in custody and is being questioned by Police Scotland detectives,” police said.
Police said they are unable to comment further as the investigation is ongoing.
Her husband and former SNP chief executive, Peter Murrell, was arrested and released earlier this month, followed by the group’s treasurer, Colin Beattie, and officers have raided the party’s headquarters in Edinburgh.
Sturgeon, 52, abruptly announced her resignation as first minister in February after a nine-year stint in which she became the figurehead of the movement for Scotland’s independence from the United Kingdom.
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Source: CNN
