Nicola Sturgeon speaking throughout an interview at Bute House in Edinburgh where she revealed she will stand down as First Minister of Scotland on February 15, 2023 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was jailed Sunday by cops examining the financial resources of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party.
Police Scotland stated a 52- year-old lady was apprehended “as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.”
“The woman is in custody and is being questioned by Police Scotland detectives,” the force stated.
U.K. cops do not call suspects up until they are charged. The BBC and other media outlets determined the jailed lady asSturgeon The SNP did not instantly comment.
Scottish cops have actually been examining how 600,000 pounds ($745,000) designated for a Scottish self-reliance project was invested.
Party treasurer Colin Beattie and executive director Peter Murrell were jailed formerly and questioned as part of the examination. Neither has actually been charged.
Murrell is Sturgeon’s spouse, and cops browsed the couple’s house in Glasgow after his arrest in April.
Sturgeon all of a sudden resigned in February after 8 years as celebration leader and very first minister of Scotland’s semi-autonomous federal government. She stated that it was the correct time for her, her celebration and her nation to give way for somebody else.
