'I am not able to give my version of what's been going on, hopefully the time will come when I can do that' Scotland's former FM Nicola Sturgeon speaks following police investigation into SNP finances
Mr Beattie was reappointed as the SNP's treasurer in 2021 after previously having held the role for 16 yearsColin Beattie, who was in the role for a total of nearly 20 years, was asked by journalists whether he knew about and had signed off the purchase.the day after he was arrested by police as part of an ongoing investigation into the party's finances.
Mr Beattie was not SNP treasurer at the time, having lost an internal vote to Douglas Chapman the previous November after 16 years in the role. Scottish Conservative chairman Craig Hoy said Mr Beattie's admission that he did not know about the motorhome "beggars belief" and left "serious questions to answer".
The leader of the SNP's Westminster group, Stephen Flynn, said on Monday that it could miss out on £1.2m in public funds if it fails to file its accounts by the 31 May deadline.- although Mr Yousaf has said he did not find out the firm had quit until after he became party leader. The SNP as a whole has also not yet appointed a new auditor despite having to file its accounts with the Electoral Commission by 7 July.
Police Scotland launched its Operation Branchform investigation in July 2021 after receiving complaints about how more than £600,000 of donations raised by activists for a future independence referendum campaign were spent.
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