Humza Yousaf says he hopes Peter Murrell gets ‘hefty’ sentence over embezzlement charges
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from World news | The Guardian on (#75X2R)
Former Scottish first minister says scandal cast massive shadow' over his time as leader, after former party chief executive pleaded guilty to stealing 400,000
Humza Yousaf, Scotland's former first minister, has called for Peter Murrell to get a hefty" jail sentence after he admitted stealing 400,000 from the Scottish National party.
Yousaf had been serving as first minister for just eight days when Murrell was arrested in April 2023 at the home he then shared with Nicola Sturgeon, Yousaf's ally and mentor, in a police fraud investigation.
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