The former foremost minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested this Sunday in relation to the investigation into the funds of the Scottish National Party (SNP) that has additionally resulted in a number of searches, in response to what the Police have reported.
The funds of the SNP have been underneath suspicion lately, primarily on account of complaints filed in 2021 and associated to donations. In specific, questions have been raised relating to the funds the get together has obtained for a possible new marketing campaign for a referendum in favor of independence.
Sturgeon, who at no time attributed his resignation on the finish of March to those suspicions, after 9 years in workplace, has at all times defended the transparency of the accounts and the funds raised for the hypothetical session — about 667,000 kilos (about 761,000 euros to the present alternate fee) solely between 2017 and 2020–.
The announcement of the arrest has been printed by the Scottish National Police on its Twitter account in relation to a 52-year-old girl in reference to Sturgeon, whose id has been verified by BBC Scotland.
The former chief minister is presently in custody and is being questioned by police detectives, the authorities added of their assertion.
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