Peter Murrell arrested by Police Scotland in connection with Operation Branchform

Peter Murrell was today re-arrested by Police Scotland in connection with a long-running investigation into SNP finances. The former chief executive of the party and husband of Nicola Sturgeon was taken in for questioning by detectives linked to Operation Branchform. Cops have spent more than two years investigating how donations to the SNP, which were supposed to be ring-fenced to contest a second independence referendum, were ultimately spent. In a statement, Police Scotland said: "A 59-year-old man has been re-arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party. "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. "The matter remains active for the purposes of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and the public are therefore advised to exercise caution if discussing it on social media. For this reason, Police Scotland has turned off the comments function on this post. "As the investigation is ongoing we are unable to comment further at this time." Original Article: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/peter-murrell-charged-police-scotland-30495565 Daily Record Homepage: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ Daily Record Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheScottishDailyRecord Daily Record IG: https://instagram.com/scottishdailyrecord Daily Record Twitter: https://twitter.com/Daily_Record Daily Record Newsletters: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/ Join our WhatsApp communities here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages: DAILY RECORD: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/join-daily-records-whatsapp-community-31116469 You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at DailyRecord.co.uk LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #DailyRecord #snp #police