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Peter Murrell ~ Nicola Sturgeon's husband ~ arrested 3 months 3 weeks ago #3934300

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In Sandra's name we must follow the rules of lockdown and social distancing to get through this nightmare.

Peter Murrell ~ Nicola Sturgeon's husband ~ arrested 3 months 3 weeks ago #3934362

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I was just wondering what was happening with this ... seemed like it had all gone quiet.

I don't suppose there will be any quick answers ...

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Considering the amount of money that appears to have gone missing from the coffers, I think there will be be a lot of investigating before things start to progress again .

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You could be right Sandy.

Though I would think because of the ammount of money concerned the public would want regular updates on what is happening.

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Peter Murrell ~ Nicola Sturgeon's husband ~ arrested 3 months 3 weeks ago #3934454

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I have not a lot of faith in Police Scotland

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The police investigation started in 2021 but it seems as though there's a lot of information to look through. One of the search warrants has a list of 1,000 items expected to be found.

Other people have resigned but they weren't big names so we didn't hear much about them.

In Lanarkshire about eight SNP msps have left the SNP and set up their own party.

Remember the very expensive luxury camper van that was removed from Peter Murrell's mothers home, I read on Google news it was never insured.

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As the main target is now out of politics I would suspect there's not a lot of incentive to keep going at this very hard.

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Peter Murrell ~ Nicola Sturgeon's husband ~ arrested 3 months 2 weeks ago #3937763

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Nicola arrested sat in a cell wonderful news

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Peter Murrell ~ Nicola Sturgeon's husband ~ arrested 3 months 2 weeks ago #3937769

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It would only be “wonderful news” if Nicola Sturgeon was guilty of something and the police have evidence to prove it.
So far, both the SNP Party former Treasurer and Nicola Sturgeon’s husband have been arrested, questioned and released without charge, so there’s no saying whether Nicola will also be released without charge after questioning.

I guess we’ll find out what went on eventually, after the police investigation is fully completed.
As it’s an ongoing investigation, the media are restricted as to what they can report.

Timeline :

The investigation into the SNP's finances goes back two years. Here are some of the key dates:

June 2021 - SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, the husband of Nicola Sturgeon, provides a £107,000 loan the party to "assist with cashflow"

July 2021 - Police Scotland formally launches Operation Branchform, an investigation looking into the complaints about the SNP's finances.

September 2022 - The SNP's longstanding accountants Johnston Carmichael resign from their role as auditors, but the news does not emerge until seven months later.

15 February 2023 - Nicola Sturgeon unexpectedly announces she is resigning as SNP leader and first minister, saying she knows "in my head and in my heart" this is the right time to step down.

27 March 2023: Humza Yousaf wins the SNP leadership contest. The following day he is confirmed as the new first minister.

5 April 2023: Murrell is arrested at the Glasgow home he shares with Nicola Sturgeon. He is questioned under caution and later released without charge pending further investigation. Police also search the SNP's headquarters in Edinburgh and confiscate a luxury motorhome parked in the driveway of Murrell's 92-year-old mother in Fife.

18 April 2023: SNP treasurer Colin Beattie is arrested at his home in Midlothian, and later released without charge pending further investigation. The following day he resigns his position as party treasurer.

11 June 2023: Nicola Sturgeon is arrested.
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Peter Murrell ~ Nicola Sturgeon's husband ~ arrested 3 months 2 weeks ago #3937776

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She always wanted to upstage the Tories she never fails

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