Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested by police investigating the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party. 9News
Party treasurer Colin Beattie and former chief executive Peter Murrell were arrested previously and questioned as part of the investigation. Neither has been charged.
Murrell is Sturgeon's husband, and police searched the couple's home in Glasgow after his arrest in April.after eight years as Scottish National Party leader and first minister of Scotland's semi-autonomous government.READ MORE: Sturgeon left office amid divisions in the SNP and with her main goal — independence from the UK for the nation of 5.5 million people — unmet.
Sturgeon left office amid divisions in the SNP and with her main goal — independence from the UK for the nation of 5.5 million people — unmet. Scottish voters backed remaining in the UK in a 2014 referendum that was billed as a once-in-a-generation decision.UK Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland can't hold one without London's consentSturgeon's departure unleashed a tussle for the future of the SNP amid recriminations over the party's declining membership and divisions about the best path towards independence.
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