First minister of Scotland describes case as a ‘very serious and concerning matter’
Humza Yousaf has said he is shocked by the embezzlement charges levelled against Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National party.
Police Scotland said a full report would be sent to prosecutors at the Crown Office for consideration. The charges against Murrell follow a police investigation code named Operation Branchform launched nearly three years ago into complaints that the SNP had mishandled about £660,000 in donations towards an independence referendum fighting fund.
She grappled with a wider dispute within the SNP over the party’s accounts after several members of its finance committee stood down, to be followed by its then party treasurer Douglas Chapman. Yousaf added that he hoped the controversy would not dent support for the SNP as it heads into the next general election.
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