Nicola Sturgeon No Longer Under Investigation After Four Years – Guido Fawkes

Nicola Sturgeon No Longer Under Investigation After Four Years

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After prosecutors gave Police Scotland advice on what action should be taken in the SNP finance probe  – Operation Branchform – Nicola Sturgeon is no longer under investigation. A Police Scotland spokesperson said:

“Following direction from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, criminal enquiries into two people arrested as part of the investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party have now concluded. The 73-year-old man arrested on April 18, 2023, and the 54-year-old woman arrested on June 11, 2023, have not been charged and are no longer under investigation.”

Former SNP treasurer Colin Beattie was arrested in June 2023 alongside Sturgeon as part of the investigation, which began in 2021. Sturgeon announced last week that she would stand down as an MSP at the next election…