The investigation is looking into what happened to more than £600,000 raised by Scottish independence campaigners in 2017, which was to be used to organize an independence referendum and is suspected to have been used for other purposes.
Former Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon has pleaded not guilty after being released after being arrested and held for seven hours as part of a police investigation into funds going to the Scottish National Party (SNP).
The investigation is looking into what happened to more than £600,000 raised by Scottish independence campaigners in 2017, which was to be used to organize an independence referendum and is suspected to have been used for other purposes.
The arrest of Nicola Sturgeon is a blow to the SNP which has dominated Scottish political life for more than two decades. Following Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, support for both the party and the cause of Scottish independence has fallen.
“To find myself in the position I am today when I am certain I have done nothing wrong is both shocking and deeply saddening… I would never do anything to harm either the SNP or the country,” Nicola Sturgeon said in a post. her on Twitter.
“Given the nature of this process, I cannot go into details. However, I want to say this… I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am truly innocent of any wrongdoing.”
Earlier, a spokesperson for Sturgeon said that following consultation she attended a hearing with Police Scotland, was subsequently arrested and questioned and is co-operating with the investigation.
In April, Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell and former party treasurer Colin Beattie were arrested and later released without charge pending further investigation.
Source :Skai
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