The arrest is the latest development in a two-year investigation into SNP finances.
Peter Murrell was today re-arrested by Police Scotland in connection with a long-running investigation into SNP finances.
Detectives have spent more than two years investigating how donations to the SNP to contest a second independence referendum were ultimately spent. "The man, who was previously arrested as a suspect on 5 April, 2023, was taken into custody at 9.13am and is being questioned by Police Scotland detectives.
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