LIVE UPDATES: Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell arrested in SNP funding probe as police search garden
The former party chief executive, 58, was taken in to police custody on Wednesday morning as officers searched a number of addresses.
ByDC Thomson Politics Team
Police search garden at home of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell.
Police have arrested Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell in connection with a probe into the SNP’s finances.
Its former chief executive, 58, was taken into custody on Wednesday morning, as officers searched a number of addresses, including the couple’s Glasgow home.
Police prepare to search home of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell. Image: Stuart Wallace/Shutterstock.
Police investigations continue.
He was later released without charge pending further investigation.
The SNP has been under pressure to explain questions about donations given to the party for independence.
Mr Murrell, who married Ms Sturgeon in 2010, stepped down from his role last month following a row over the reporting of SNP membership numbers, a controversy that also saw communications chief Murray Foote resign.
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LIVE UPDATES: Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell arrested in SNP funding probe as police search garden
