Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell charged in finance investigation
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6M64V)
Husband of Nicola Sturgeon was rearrested in connection with the embezzlement of funds' from party, say police
Peter Murrell, the husband of the former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, has been charged in connection with embezzlement after being arrested for a second time by police investigating allegations regarding the funding and finances of the Scottish National party.
Murrell, the former chief executive of the SNP, was first arrested and interviewed as a suspect by Police Scotland detectives in April 2023 at the home he shared with Sturgeon in Glasgow, but was released later that day pending further investigation.
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